Lord of the Dance
Jim Brannigan
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- 15.01.07 | 04:30 GMT
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Lord of the Dance
Words by Sydney Carter
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I danced in the morning when the world was begun
I danced in the Moon & the Stars & the Sun
I came down from Heaven & I danced on Earth
At Bethlehem I had my birth:
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He!
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(...lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
I danced for the scribe & the pharisee
But they would not dance & they wouldn't follow me
I danced for fishermen, for James & John
They came with me & the Dance went on:
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He!
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(...lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
I danced on the Sabbath & I cured the lame
The holy people said it was a shame!
They whipped & they stripped & they hung me high
And they left me there on a cross to die!
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He!
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(...lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
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 & they thought I'd gone
But I am the Dance & I still go on!
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He!
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(...lead you all in the Dance, said He!)
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!
Dance then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He!
And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be
And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
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- Total votes: 17
- Number of plays: 872
- Average rating: 3.5
Tracks by Jim Brannigan
- The Spinning Wheel
- The Rocky Road to Dublin
- The Roads and Miles to Dundee
- The Nightingale Song
- The Mountains of Mourne
- The Leaving of Liverpool
- The Irish Rover
- The Drunken Sailor
- The Black Velvet Band
- Nancy Whisky
- Love is Pleasing
- Bonnie Wee Jeannie MacColl
- The Snowy Breasted Pearl
- The Lingerie Song
- The Galway Shawl
- The Bold Tommy Makem
- She's Like the Swallow
- Shenandoah
- Oft' in the Stilly Night
- Highway of Tears
- Eriskay Love Lilt
- Boulavogue
- As I Roved Out
- Slievenamon
- The Broom O' The Cowdeknowes
- Lovely Derry on the Banks of the Foyle
- Lord of the Dance
- Dumbarton's Drums
- The Troubadour
- Nova Scotia Farewell
- Lowlands Away
- The Cobbler
- The Curtains of Night
- Carrickfergus
- A Bunch of Red Roses
- The Mermaid Song
- Nora
- The Singing Bird
- Star of the County Down
- Spancil Hill
- Murshin Durkin
- Ye Jacobites by Name
- Whiskey in the Jar
- Bold O'Donahue
- The Weeping Willow Tree
- Off To Philadelphia
- Four O'Clock in the Morning
- I'll Tell My Ma
- Johnny I hardly Knew Ya
- The Hills of Margaree
- Whistling Gypsy Rover
- Air Fa La La Lo
Its all lovely, very individual voice. i hope to find time to hear all this music as the months roll by x
Posted: 23:06h Sun Jan 28
uncle carbuncle
splendid jolliness, your accent is very distinctive
Posted: 21:55h Sat Apr 07
gee unit
I fuckin' love this..!!!!...this was my favourite song at school....glad to see a wide spectrum of sounds on this site...love it...gwaaaaann...!!!
Posted: 04:40h Sun Mar 30
t'Roi Deluxxe
whilst not my music of choice, it's still a very good recording.
Posted: 16:39h Sat Apr 19
equinox_code
Excellent my favourite
Posted: 01:30h Fri May 16
mckief
Lovely feel - one of the nicest versions I've heard
Posted: 17:30h Sun Jun 01
jotheebee
excellent jim.maith an buachaill.ceoil agus craic.
Posted: 04:42h Thu Jul 17
stephen_roche
Hymn number 62 in "The Catholic Book of Worship".
Posted: 05:13h Thu Jul 17
jimbrannigan
Brilliant jim. Unfortunately, your catalogue is possibly not extensive enough for this website. We actually all like to put out at least one to two hundred thousand songs before we call ourselves a true 'member'
Posted: 04:11h Sat Dec 06
Nails
"We actually all like to put out at least one to two hundred thousand songs "
Working on it.
Check out "The Black Velvet Band" album.
This song's not my best, I know but at least I can tick it and move on.
Posted: 08:09h Fri Mar 06
jimbrannigan