I danced in the morning when the world was begun   I danced in the moon, and the stars, and the sun   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 lead you all wherever you may be   And I lead you all in the dance said he      I danced for the scribe and the pharisees   They would not dance, they wouldn't follow me   I danced for the fishermen, for James and John   They came with me so the dance went on      Dance, then, wherever you may be   I am the lord of the dance said he   And I lead you all wherever you may be   And I lead you all in the dance said he      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   Left me there on the cross to die      Dance, then, wherever you may be   I am the lord of the dance said he   And I lead you all wherever you may be   And I lead you all in the dance said he      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 the dance goes on      Dance, then, wherever you may be   I am the lord of the dance said he   And I lead you all wherever you may be   And I lead you all in the dance said he