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Version 1

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X:1
T:Lord of the Dance
Z:Webmaster
C:Sydney Carter (1915-2004)
H:1963
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
P:verse
z4 z2 D2| G2 GG BA Bc| d2 dd B2 BB|
w:I danced in the mor-ning when the world was be-gun, And I
A2 AA A2 AB|c-B AG F2 DD| 
w:danced in the moon And the stars-- and the sun, And I
G2 GG BA Bc| d2 dd B3 B|
w:came down from hea-ven And I danced on the earth, At
A2 A2 B3 A| G2 G2 G4|
w:Beth-le-hem- I had my birth.
P:chorus
d4 B3 A| Bc BA G4| 
w:Dance, then, wher-ev-er you may be, 
B2 BB d2 cB| A2 A2 A2 DD|
w:I am the Lord or the Dance, said he. And I'll
G2 G2 G3 A| BA Bc d2 cB| 
w: lead you all, wher-ev-er you may be, And I'll
A2 A2 B2 BA | G2 G2 G2 z2 ||
w:lead you all in the Dance, said he.
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W:1.
W:I danced in the morning when the world was begun, 
W:And I danced in the moon And the stars and the sun, 
W:And I came down from heaven And I danced on the earth, 
W:At Bethlehem I had my birth. 
W:.
W:chorus.
W:Dance, then, wherever you may be, 
W:I am the Lord or the Dance, said he. 
W:And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,  
W:And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he. 
W:.
W:2.
W:I danced for the scribe And the pharisee, 
W:But they wouldn't dance And they wouldn't follow me. 
W:I danced for the fisherman, For James and John 
W:They came with me And the dance went on. 
W:.
W:3.
W:I danced on the Sabbath And I cured the lame, 
W:The holy people Said it was a shame. 
W:They whipped and they stripped And they hung me high,
W:And they left me there On the cross to die.  
W:.
W:4.
W:I danced on a Friday When the sky turned black 
W:It's hard to dance With the devil on your back.  
W:They buried my body And they thought l'd gone, 
W:But I am the dance And I still go on. 
W:.
W:5,
W:They cut me down And I leapt up high; 
W:I am the life That'll never, never die; 
W:I'll live in you if you'll live in me 
W:I am the Lord Of the Dance, said he.

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Song by Sydney Carter
Country of origin: England

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