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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, | |
| I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth, | |
| At Bethlehem I had my birth | |
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| Dance, dance, 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 | |
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| I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees | |
| But they would not dance, and they would not follow me | |
| I danced for the fishermen for James and John | |
| They followed me and the dance went on ... Chorus | |
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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 they stripped and they hung me high | |
| And left me there on the cross to die ... Chorus | |
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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 ... Chorus | |
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| They cut me down and I leapt 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 ... Chorus | |