Lord of the Dance
by SYDNEY CARTER
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I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth.
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
but they would not dance, and they would not follow me,
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John,
they came with me and the Dance went on.
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I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame,
the holy people said it was a shame;
they whipped and the stripped and they hung me on high;
and they left me there on a cross to die.
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I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black;
it���s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
they buried my body and they thought I���d gone,
but I am the Dance and I still go on.
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They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that���ll never, never die;
I���ll live in you if you���ll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
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Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I���ll lead you all, wherever you may be,
and I���ll lead you all in the Dance, said he.
�� 1963 Stainer & Bell, Ltd. (admin. Hope Publishing Company)
