Lord of the Dance

1. 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.
   
   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.
   
2. I danced for the scribe
   And the pharisee,
   But they would not dance
   And they wouldn’t follow me,
   I danced for the fishermen
   For James and John –
   They came with me
   And the dance went on,
   
3. I danced on the Sabbath
   And I cured the lame,
   The holy people
   Said it was a shame.
   They whipped and they stripped
   And they hung me high,
   And they left me there
   On a cross to die.