Lord Of The Dance Lyrics - The Dubliners Essential Collection - Dubliners

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 

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. 

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 

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 on high, 

And they left me there 

On a Cross to die. 

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 

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. 

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 

They cut me down 

And I leapt 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.