{title: The lord of the dance} {subtitle: Dubliners} I [C]danced in the morning, when the world was young. I [G]danced in the moon, in the stars, in the sun. I [C]danced on heaven and I danced on earth, at [G]Bethlehem I [C]had [G]my [C]birth. {soc} [C]Dance, dance wherever you may be, I am the lord of the [G]dance, said he, and I [C]lead you all, where ever you may be and I [G]lead you all to the [C]dance, [G]said [C]he. {eoc} I [C]danced for the scripes and the pharisees, they [G]would not dance, they would not follow me. I [C]danced for the fisherman James and John, they [G]come with me and their [C]dance [G]went [C]on. I [C]danced on a Sabbath and I cured the lame. The [G]holy people, they said it was a shame, they [C]whipped and they stripped and they hung me high. They [G]left me there on a [C]cross [G]to [C]die. I [C]danced in the night, when the sky turned black. It's [G]hard to dance with the devil on your back. They [C]buried my body, 'cause they thought I'd gone, but [G]I dance and I [C]still [G]go [C]on.