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. Refrain: 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 would not follow me; I danced for the fishermen, for James and John; they came with me and the Dance went on. Refrain: Dance, then, wherever you may be ... 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. Refrain: Dance, then, wherever you may be ... 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. Refrain: Dance, then, wherever you may be ... 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. Refrain: Dance, then, wherever you may be ...