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133 lines
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LORD OF THE DANCE (short version)
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from a Shaker tune
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THEN SHE DANCED ON THE WATERS AND THE WIND WAS HER FORM
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THE LADY LAUGHED AND EVERYTHING WAS BORN
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SHE LIT THE SUN AND THE LIGHT GAVE HIM BIRTH
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THE LORD OF THE DANCE THEN APPEARED ON THE EARTH
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[CHORUS]
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< DANCE, THEN, WHEREVER YOU MAY BE >
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< FOR I AM THE LORD OF THE DANCE, SAID HE >
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< AND I'LL LEAD YOU ALL WHEREVER YOU MAY BE >
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< AND I'LL LEAD YOU ALL IN THE DANCE, SAID HE >
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I DANCED IN THE MORNING WHEN THE WORLD WAS BEGUN
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I DANCED IN THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE SUN
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I WAS CALLED FROM THE DARKNESS BY THE SONG OF THE EARTH
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I JOINED IN THE SINGING AND SHE GAVE ME BIRTH
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[CHORUS]
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I DANCE AT THE SABBAT WHEN YOU CHANT THE SPELL
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I DANCE AND SING THAT EVERY ONE BE WELL
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WHEN THE DANCE IS OVER DO NOT THINK I AM GONE
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I LIVE IN THE MUSIC SO I STILL DANCE ON
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[CHORUS]
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THEY CUT ME DOWN BUT I LEAP UP HIGH
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I AM THE LIGHT THAT WILL NEVER, NEVER DIE
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I WILL LIVE IN YOU IF YOU LIVE IN ME
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I AM THE LORD OF THE DANCE, SAID HE
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[CHORUS]
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fin
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LORD OF THE DANCE (long version)
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traditional
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SHE DANCED ON THE WATER AND THE WIND WAS HER HORN
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THE LADY DANCED AND EVERYONE WAS BORN
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AND WHEN SHE LIT THE SUN THE LIGHT GAVE HIM BIRTH
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THE LORD OF THE DANCE WAS THE KING OF THE EARTH
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[CHORUS]
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< DANCE, DANCE WHEREVER YOU MAY BE >
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< FOR I AM THE LORD OF THE DANCE, SAID HE >
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< I'LL LIVE IN YOU IF WILL YOU LIVE IN ME >
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< AND I'LL LEAD YOU ALL IN THE DANCE, SAID HE >
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I DANCE IN THE CIRCLE AND THE FLAMES LEAP ON HIGH
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I DANCE IN THE FIRE AND I NEVER, NEVER DIE
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I DANCE ON THE WAVES ON THE BRIGHT SUMMER SEA
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FOR I AM THE LORD OF THE WAVES' MYSTERY
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[CHORUS]
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I DANCE IN THE CIRCLE, AND I DANCE IN THE RAIN
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I DANCE IN THE WIND AND THROUGH THE WAVING GRAIN
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WHEN YOU CUT ME DOWN I CARE NOTHING FOR THE PAIN
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IN THE SPRING, I'M THE LORD OF THE DANCE ONCE AGAIN
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[CHORUS]
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DANCE AT THE SABBAT WHEN YOU DANCE AT THE SPELL
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DANCE AND SING AND EVERYONE BE WELL
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WHEN THE DANCING'S OVER DO NOT THINK I AM GONE
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TO LIVE IS TO DANCE, SO I DANCE ON AND ON
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[CHORUS]
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THE LORD AND THE LADY CAST A SONG ACROSS THE PLAINS
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THE BIRDS SANG THE NOTES AND GAVE THEM BACK AGAIN
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THE SOUND OF HER MUSIC WAS THE SONG OF THE SKY
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AND TO THAT SONG THERE IS ONE REPLY
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[CHORUS]
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THE MOON IN ITS PHASES AND THE TIDES OF THE SUN
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THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH AND THE SEASONS THAT WILL BE
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ARE THE RHYTHM OF THE DANCING AND THE PROMISE THROUGH THE YEARS
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THE DANCE GOES ON THROUGH THE JOY AND THE TEARS
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[CHORUS]
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THEY DANCED IN THE DARKNESS AND THEY DANCED IN THE NIGHT
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THEY DANCED ON THE EARTH AND EVERYTHING WAS LIGHT
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THEY DANCED IN THE DARKNESS AND THEY DANCED IN THE DAWN
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AND THE DAY OF THE DANCING STILL GOES ON
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[CHORUS]
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I GAZE ON THE HEAVENS AND I GAZE ON THE EARTH
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AND I FELT THE PAIN OF DYING AND REBIRTH
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AND I LIFT MY HEAD IN GLADNESS AND IN PRAISE OF THE DAY
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FOR THE DANCE OF THE LORD AND THE LADY GAY
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[CHORUS]
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I SEE THE MAIDENS LAUGHING AS THEY DANCE IN THE SUN
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AND WE COUNT THE FRUITS OF THE HARVEST ONE BY ONE
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WE KNOW THE STORM IS COMING BUT THE GRAIN IS ALL STORED
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WE SING TO THE PRAISE OF THE LADY AND THE LORD
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[CHORUS]
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WE DANCE EVER SLOWER AS THE LEAVES FALL AND SPIN
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AND THE SOUND OF HER HORN IS THE WAILING OF THE WIND
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THE CALL OF THE HUNTER AS HE RIDES ACROSS THE PLAIN
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WHILE THE LADY SLEEPS TILL THE SPRING COMES AGAIN
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[CHORUS]
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THE SUN IS IN THE SOUTHLANDS AND THE WINDS THEY WILL CHILL
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AND THE SOUND OF THE HORN IS FADING ON THE HILL
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THE HERD STANDS IN STILLNESS AS WE MOVE IN A TRANCE
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BUT WE HOLD ON FAST TO OUR FAITH IN THE DANCE
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[CHORUS]
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THE SUN'S IN THE SOUTHLANDS AND THE DAYS LENGTHEN FAST
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BUT SOON WE WILL SING FOR THE WINTER THAT IS PAST
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BUT NOW LIGHT THE CANDLES AND REJOYCE AS THEY BURN
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WE DANCE THE DANCE OF THE SUN'S RETURN
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[CHORUS]
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fin
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