=(I) danc'd in the morning when the world was begun.
(I) danc'd in the moon and the stars and the sun,
(And I) came down from heaven and I danc'd on the earth,
(At) Bethlehem I had my birth.
	Dance, then, wherever you may be;
	I am the lord of the dance, said he,
	(And I値l) lead you all wherever you may be
	(And I値l) lead you all in the dance, said he.
(I) danc'd for the scribe and the Pharisee
(But they) would not dance and they would not follow me.
(I) danc'd for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came to me and the dance went on.
	[Dance, then ....]
(I) danc'd on the Sabbath when 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.
	Dance, then ....
(I) danc'd on a Friday and the sky turned black;
(It痴) hard to dance with the devil on your back.
(They) buried my body and they thought I壇 gone,
(But) I am the dance and I still go on.
	[Dance, then ....]
(They) cut me down and I leap up high;
I am the life that値l never, never die.
(I値l) live in you if you値l live in me;
I am the lord of the dance, said he.
	Dance, then ....