I danced in the morning when the world was begun, I danced for the moon and the stars and the sun, I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth, At Bethlehem I had my birth. CHORUS: Dance, then, wherever you may be, For 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. I danced for the scribe and the Pharisees, But they would not dance, no they would not follow me, I danced for the fishermen, for James and John, They came with me and the dance went on. (chorus) I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame, The holy people said it was a shame, They whipped, stripped, they hung me high, They left me there on the cross to die. (chorus) 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, they thought I'd gone, But I am the dance and I still live on. (chorus) They cut me down but I leapt on high, I am the light that will never, never die, I'll live in you if you live in me, I am the lord of the dance said he. (chorus)