LORD OF THE DANCE (Sydney Carter) I danced in the morning when the world was young I danced in the moon, in the stars and the sun I came down from Heaven and I danced on the Earth At Bethlehem I had my birth 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 I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees They wouldn't dance, they wouldn't follow me So I danced for the fishermen James and John They came with me so the dance went on I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame They holy people said it was a shame They whipped, they stripped, they hung me high Left me there on the cross to die I danced on a Friday, when the world turned black Its hard to dance with the Devil on your back They buried my body, they thought I was gone But I am the dance and the dance goes on They cut me down, but I lept on 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