\begin{song}{
  title = {Lord of the Dance},
  lyrics = {Sydney Carter},
  composer = {Adaptiert aus einer traditionellen Shaker Hymne},
  libock = 192,
}

\begin{verse}
I \chord{G}danced in the morning when the w \chord{e}orld was be \chord{G}gun, \\
I d \chord{a}anced in the moon and the s \chord{D}tars and the sun, \\
I c \chord{G}ame down from heaven and I d \chord{e}anced on the earth, \\
At B \chord{a}ethleh \chord{D}em I h \chord{C}ad my b \chord{G}irth.
\end{verse}

\begin{verse}
Ref.: D \chord{G}ance, dance, wher \chord{e}ever you may be, \\
\chord{G}I am the Lord of the \chord{D}Dance, said he, \\
and I'll l \chord{G}ead you \chord{e}all, wher \chord{G}ever you may be, \\
And I'll \chord{D}lead you all in the D \chord{G}ance, s \chord{D}ai \chord{G}d he.
\end{verse}

\begin{verse}
I danced for the scribe and the pharisee, \\
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me. \\
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John \\
They came to me and the Dance went on.
\end{verse}

\begin{verse}
I danced 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 on high, \\
And they left me there on a Cross to die.
\end{verse}

\begin{verse}
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.
\end{verse}

\begin{verse}
They cut me down and 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.
\end{verse}

\end{song}