Lord of the Dance    (intro)   (midi)

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1. I danced in the morning when the world was young,

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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.

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Dance, dance 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.

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2. I danced for the scribes and the pharisees,

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    but they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.

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    I danced for the fisherman, James and John,

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    they came with me and the dance went on.  + CHORUS

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3. I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame,

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    the holy people they said it was a shame.

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    They whipped, they stripped, they hung me high,

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    and left me there on the cross to die.     + CHORUS

+ Instrumental (=verse x 2)

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4. I danced on a Friday when the world turned black,

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    it's hard to dance with the devil on your back.

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    They buried my body, they thought I was gone,

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    but  I   am the dance and the dance goes on.  + CHORUS

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5. They cut me down and I leapt up high,

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    I am the life that will never, never die.

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    I'll live in you if you live in me,

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    I am the Lord of the dance, said he.  + CHORUS

+ Instrumental (=verse x 2)

    (Dubliners)