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   In Bethlehem I had my birth      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 pharisee   But they wouldn't 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      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 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      I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black   It's hard to dance with the world on your back   They buried my body and they thought I'd gone   But I am the dance, and I still go on      Dance, then, wherever you may be   Dance, then, wherever you may be   Dance, then, wherever you may be   For I am the Lord of the dance, said He   For I am the Lord of the dance, said He   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 wherever you may be   And I'll lead you all wherever you may be   And I'll lead you all in the dance, said He   And I'll lead you all in the dance, said He   And I'll lead you all in the dance, said He      They cut me down and I lept up high   I am the life that will never never die   I'll live in you if you'll live in me   I am the Lord of the dance, said He      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, the dance, in the dance!