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I danced in the morning when the world was begun
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And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
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And I came down from Heaven and I danced on the Earth.
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At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Dance then, wherever you may be.
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I am the Lord of the dance, said He,
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And I’ll lead you all, wherever you may be,
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And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said He.

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.

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 devil on your back.
They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,
But I am the dance and I still go on.

They cut me down and I leap up high.
I am the life that’ll never, never die.
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me.
I am the Lord of the dance, said He.