The Lord of the Dance (Song)

Canadian folk singer Jesse Ferguson performs "The Lord of the Dance" (lyrics by Sydney Carter, 1963). Chords and lyrics below.

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The Lord of the Dance
(Sydney Carter [1963], arrang. J. Ferguson, Dec. 2013)

80 bpm

Intro: D G A D [repeat]

V1.
D
I danced in the morning when the world was begun.
A
I danced on the moon, the stars and the sun.
D
I came down from Heaven, and I danced on the Earth;
A G A D
at Bethlehem I had my birth.

Chorus:
Dance, then, wherever you may be,
for I am the Lord of the Dance, said He!
I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,
and I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!

Interlude: D G A D

V2.
I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees,
but they wouldn’t dance, and they wouldn't follow me.
I danced for fishermen, for James and John;
they came with me, and the Dance went on.

Chorus:

V3.
I danced on the Sabbath, and I cured the lame;
the holy people said it was a shame!
They whipped me and they stripped me and they hung me on high,
and they left me there on a cross to die!

Chorus:

V4.
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!

Chorus:

V5.
They cut me down, but 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!

Chorus: [repeat with gusto]

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