YMCA CAMP SEYMOUR

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Table of Contents The Kid...... 1 If I Had a Hammer...... 2 Take My Heart...... 3 Puff, the Magic Dragon...... 4 This Land is Your Land...... 5 It’s All Good...... 6 Roll On Columbia...... 7 Peace Like a River...... 8 Starfish and Coffee...... 9 Rise and Shine...... 10 Relax Your Mind...... 11 Lean On Me...... 12 On the Loose...... 13 We Come From the Mountains...... 14 Linger...... 15 Blowin’ in the Wind...... 16 Amazing Grace...... 17 One Tin Soldier...... 18 Stand By Me...... 19 Shooting Star...... 20 Make New Friends...... 21 Today...... 22 The Blanket Song...... 23 One Voice...... 24 Plant a Seed...... 25 I Know Where Love Comes From...... 26 We Can Make it Happen...... 27 Country Road...... 28 Pass it On...... 29 Together in Harmony...... 30 Waltzing With Bears...... 31 Paradise...... 32 Where Have All the Flowers Gone...... 33 Good Riddance...... 34 Cat’s in the Cradle...... 35 Lord of the Dance...... 36 I’ll Meet You Right Here...... 37 1. THE KID

I'm the kid who ran away with the circus Now I'm watering elephants, But I sometimes lie awake in the sawdust

Dreaming I'm in a suit of light, Late at night in the empty big top I'm all alone on the high wire, Look he’s working without a net this time He's a real death defier

I'm the kid who always looked out the window Failing tests in geography, But I have seen things far beyond just the schoolyard Distant shores of exotic lands,

There are the spires of the Turkish empire Six months since we made landfall, Riding low with the spices of India Through Gibralter, we're rich men all

I'm the kid who thought we'd someday be lovers Always held out that time would tell, Time was talking Guess I just wasn't listening No surprise, if you know me well;

As we're walking down toward the train station I hear a whispering rainfall, Across the boulevard, you slip your hand in mine In the distance the train's last call…

I'm the kid who has this habit of dreaming That sometimes gets me in trouble too, But the truth is, I could no more stop dreaming… Than I could make them all come true 2. IF I HAD A HAMMER

If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning I’d hammer in the evening all over this land I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out a warning, I’d hammer out the love between my brothers and my sisters All over this la-a-a-and, Ooooooooo

If I had a bell, I’d ring it in the morning I’d ring it in the evening all over this land, I’d ring out danger, I’d ring out warning, I’d ring out the love between my brothers and my sisters All over this la-a-a-and, Ooooooooo

If I had a song, I’d sing it in the morning, I’d sing it in the evening all over this land, I’d sing out danger, I’d sing out warning, I’d sing out the love between my brothers & my sisters All over this la-a-a-and, Ooooooooo

Well I got a hammer and I got a bell And I got a song to sing all over this land, It’s the hammer of justice; it’s the bell of freedom It’s the song about love between my brothers & my sisters All over this la-a-a-and, Ooooooooo

3. TAKE MY HEART (Michael McGinnis)

Take my heart, and let it fly, Over the ocean deep and the mountains high, Give it wings, and set it free ‘Till it comes to rest by Galilee

Chorus: And let me walk beside still waters, And lay me down in fields of green, Set my feet in the paths of righteousness Let me follow where the master leads

Take my heart, and let it fly, Over the ocean deep and the mountains high, Give it wings, and let it soar, ‘Till it comes to rest on Jordon’s shore Chorus

Take my heart, and let it fly, Over the ocean deep and the mountains high, Give it wings, and set it free, ‘Till it comes to rest, at last, inside of me Chorus

4. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hona-Lee Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff And brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff

Chorus: Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hona-Lee

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Hona-Lee

Together they would travel on a boat with a billowed sail Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff’s gigantic tail Noble kings and princes would bow whene’er they came Pirate ships would low’r their flag when Puff roared out his name Chorus

A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane Without his lifelong friend, Puff could not be brave So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave Chorus

5. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (Woody Guthrie)

This land is your land This land is my land From California to the New York Island From the Redwood forest to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me

As I went walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me Chorus

I roamed and rambled and followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me Chorus

The sun came shining as I was strolling And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting This land was made for you and me Chorus

6. IT’S ALL GOOD (Michael McGinnis)

It’s all good Some’s a little better Life works good If you loosen your grip and you let her She’s a wild horse race Everybody is a winner So come on in and get washed up for dinner Got cakes on the griddle, taters in the sack Music on the guitar, the shirt on your back Don’t let your brain give your heart attack ‘Cause it’s all good

7. ROLL ON COLUMBIA (Woody Guthrie)

Roll on Columbia Roll on (2X) Your power is turning our darkness to dawn Roll on Columbia Roll on…

Green Douglas firs where the water cut through Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew Candian Northwest, to the Ocean so blue Roll on Columbia Roll on…

Other Great Rivers give power to you Yakima, Snak and the Klickitat too Sandy WIllamentte and Hood River too Roll on Columbia Roll on…

Tom Jefferson’s vision would not let him rest An empire he saw in the Pacific Northwest Sent Lewis and Clark and they did the rest Roll on Columbia Roll on

At Bonneville now there are ships in the locks The waters have risen and cleared all the rocks Shiploads of plenty will steam past her docks Roll on Columbia Roll on

8. PEACE LIKE A RIVER

1. I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river in my soul (Repeat) 2. I’ve got joy like a fountain (x2) 3. I’ve got love like an ocean (x2) 4. I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got joy like a fountain, love like an ocean in my soul

9. STARFISH AND COFFEE

Chorus: Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam Butterscotch clouds, tangerines, And a side order of ham (clap! clap!) And if you set your mind free baby maybe you’d understand Starfish and coffee Maple syrup and jam

7:45 all in line to meet the teacher Miss Kathleen First came Kevin, then came Lucy, third in line was me All of us were ordinary compared to Cynthia Rose She always stood at the back of the line, a smile beneath her nose Her favorite number was twenty and every single day If you asked her what she had for breakfast this is what she’d say Chorus

Cynthia wore a pretty dress with different colored socks Sometimes I wondered if the mates were in her lunchbox Lucy and I opened it when Cynthia wasn’t around Lucy cried, I almost died--You know what we found! Chorus

Cynthia wore a happy face just like the one she’d draw On every wall, in every school (But that’s alright it’s for a worthy cause!) Keep singing

10. RISE AND SHINE

Rise and shine and give God the glory glory (x3) Children of the Lord

The Lord said Noah there’s gonna be a floody floody (X2) Get those children out of the muddy muddy Children of the Lord

So Noah he built him, he built him an arky arky (x2) Made it out of hickory barky barky Children of the Lord

The animals they came on, came on by twosy twosies (X2) Elephants and kangaroosy roosies Children of the Lord

It rained and poured for forty daysy daysies (x2) Nearly drove those animals crazy, crazy Children of the Lord

The sun came out and dried off the landy, landy (x2) Everything was fine and dandy dandy Children of the Lord

The animals they came off, they came off by threesy threesies (x2) learned about the birds and beesy beesies

That is the end of, the end of the story, story (x2) Everything is hunky dory, dory Children of the Lord

11. RELAX YOUR MIND

Relax your mind Oh, relax your mind Makes me feel so fine, sometimes (Sometimes!) Sometimes, you've got to relax your mind Relax your mind

When the light (the light) Turns green (turns green) You put your foot on the gasoline Sometimes, You've got to relax your mind Relax your mind

When the light (the light) Turns yellow (turns yellow) And you're feeling kind of mellow Sometime, you’ve got to relax your mind Relax your mind

Alternative colors and slogans: Red-You put your foot on the brake instead Blue-And you don't know what to do Pink-And you don't know what to think Periwinkle-And you've really go to tinkle

12. LEAN ON ME

Sometimes in our lives We all have pain, we all have sorrow But, if we are wise, we know that there’s Always tomorrow

Chorus: Lean on me, when you’re not strong I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on For, it won’t be long ‘til I’m gonna need Somebody to lean on

Please, swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For, no one can fill those of your needs that you Won’t let show Chorus

Bridge: You just call on me brother When you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem That you’d understand We all need somebody to lean on Chorus

If there is a load You have to bear that you can’t carry I’m right up the road, I’ll share your load if you just call me

Chorus

13. ON THE LOOSE

Have you ever watched a sunrise Turn the sky completely red? Have you slept beneath the moon and stars A pine bough over your head? Do you sit and talk with friends Though a word is never said? Then you’re just like me and you’ve been on the loose

Chorus: On the loose to climb a mountain On the loose where I am free, on the loose to live my life The way I think my life should be For I only have a moment and the whole world yet to see I’ll be looking for tomorrow on the loose

There’s a road that I am taking Just to see where it might go Many places yet to visit, many places yet to go So in following my footsteps I will live and I will grow On a road that’s waiting out there On the loose Chorus

So in search of love and laughter I’ll be traveling ‘cross this land Never sure of where I’m going ‘cause I haven’t any plan So in time when you are ready Come and join me take my hand And together we’ll live life out On the loose Chorus

14. THE MOUNTAIN SONG

We come from the mountains, we come from the mountains Go back to the mountains and turn the world around. We…come…from the mountains Go back to the mountains and turn the world around.

***Repeat with (we come from) the water, fire, sky and then combo of all for last verse

15. LINGER

Chorus: Mmm, I want to linger--Mmm, a little longer Mmm, a little longer--Here with you Mmm, it’s such a perfect night Mmm, it doesn’t seem quite right Mmm, that it should be my last with you Mmm, and come September Mmm, I will remember Mmm, our camping days and friendships true Mmm, and as the years go by Mmm, I’ll think of you and sigh Mmm, this is good-night and not goodbye

16. BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND (Bob Dylan)

How many roads must a man walk down Before they call him a man? How many times must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? How many times must the cannonballs fly Before they are forever banned?

Chorus: The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many years must a mountain exist Before it is washed to the sea? How many years can some people exist Before they’re allowed to be free? How many times can a man turn his head And pretend he just doesn’t see? Chorus

How many times can a man look up Before he can see the sky? How many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? How many deaths will it take ‘til he knows That too many people have died? Chorus

17. AMAZING GRACE

Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost, but now am found Was blind but now I see

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed

Through many dangers toils and snares I have already come It’s grace that brought me safe thus far And grace will lead me home

When we’ve been there ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we first begun

Amazing grace has set me free, To touch, to taste, to feel; The wonders of accepting love, Have made me whole and real

18. ONE TIN SOLDIER

Listen children to a story that was written long ago ‘Bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone And the valley people swore they’d have it for their very own

Chorus: Go ahead and hate your neighbor Go ahead and cheat a friend, do it in the name of heaven You can justify it in the end, there won’t be any trumpets blowin’ Come the judgement day, on the bloody mornin’ after One tin soldier rides away

So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill Asking for the buried treasure tons of gold for which they’d kill Came an answer from the kingdom “With our brother’s we will share All the secrets of our mountain All the riches buried there.”

Now the valley cried with anger “Mount your horses, draw your swords!” And they killed the mountain people So they won their just reward Now they stood beside the treasure On the mountain, dark and red Turned the stone and looked beneath it “Peace on earth” was all it said

19. STAND BY ME

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only Light we see No I won’t be afraid No I won’t shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me

Oh darlin’, darlin’, stand by me Oh stand by me Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall And the mountains Should crumble to the sea I won’t cry, I won’t cry No I won’t shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me

Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me Oh stand by me Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me

20. SHOOTING STAR

Please won’t you catch a shooting star for me And take it with you on your way Though it seems that we just met You’re the one I won’t forget Hope some kind wind blows you back my way

Chorus: I was thinkin’ maybe somewhere later down the road After all our stories have been told I’d sit and think of you A dear friend I once knew Shot through my life like a shooting star

Sometimes I know, that a part of you will show Deep in my eyes or in my smile They’ll always be some part of you deep deep inside my heart And I’ll know when just to let it show Chorus

You are so dear, oh you’re my bright and shining star You brighten each and every day You are so near, and yet soon you’ll be so far So why not hold my hand today Chorus

21. MAKE NEW FRIENDS

(Round) Make new friends but keep the old One is silver and the other gold A circle's round, it has no end That's how long I want to be your friend.

22. TODAY

Chorus: Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine I’ll taste your strawberries, I’ll drink your sweet wine A million tomorrows will all pass away Ere I forget all the joys that are mine Today…

I’ll be a dandy and I’ll be a rover You’ll know who I am by the song that I sing I’ll feast at your table, I’ll sleep in your clover Who cares what tomorrow shall bring

I can’t be contented with yesterday’s glories I can’t live on promises winter to spring Today is my moment and now is my story I’ll laugh and I’ll cry and I’ll sing

23. THE BLANKET SONG

Should your blankets be torn May your breezes blow warm May your treasures be what you find

May the burdens you bare Like your bounties be shared May you leave something good behind

Should the sky and the land Rise to your command May your senses cut like the knife

Live in peace with the Earth As in death as in birth May you prosper and lead a good life

Na na na na na na Na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na 24. ONE VOICE

This is the sound of one voice One spirit, one voice The sound of one who makes a choice This is the sound of 1 voice, this is the sound of 1 voice This is the sound of voices two The sound of me signing with you Helping each other to make it through This is the sound of voices 2, this is the sound of voices 2 This is the sound of voices three Singing together in harmony Surrendering to the mystery This is the sound of voices 3, this is the sound of voices 3 This is the sound of all of us Singing with love and the will to trust Leave the rest behind, it will turn to dust This is the sound of all of us, this is the sound of all of us This is the sound of one voice One people, one voice A song for every one of us This is the sound of 1 voice, this is the sound of 1 voice

25. PLANT A SEED

Take a seed and plant it in the earth. And with lots of sun and rain you give it birth And with loving care, it grows and grows And you’ve got a great big tree before you know

And from your tree, come lots of seeds, They are scattered far and wide by the birds and bees, And with loving care, they grow and grow And you’ve got a forest of trees before you know

Chorus: Now anyone, can plant a seed, But loving care is what they need So let’s pretend, that we’re all seeds And I will care for you, you care for me I will care for you, you care for me

This little song is a kind of seed, You can sing it anytime you need, When you are alone, or in a crowd, You can sing it to yourself or sing it out loud Chorus

And if you’re blue, and you can’t get free, Go out in the forest and hug a tree And remember this, from a seeds-eye view There’s really not much difference between you two Chorus

26. I KNOW WHERE LOVE COMES FROM (Michael McGinnis)

Chorus: I know a secret I will share with you, I know where love comes from. I’m not one to spoil a secret but what harm could it do, I know where love comes from.

Love won’t come when you call it the way your old dog does. A king’s ransom cannot buy it and that’s simply because There’s no way that you can sell it, although some people try. Love is surely much too pure for anyone to buy. Chorus

Love won’t always look exactly the way you think it might. It comes in different sizes, it won’t always dress just right. But if you look beneath the surface, And you read between the lines, You’ll find that when you’re done, there’s only one True love that really shines Chorus

I’ll give you a clue that helped me get off the shelf If I was doin’ the lookin’, I’d start by lookin’ at myself You’ll laugh ‘cause it’s so simple, you hardly have to try It’s right before your nose but you can’t see it with your eye You have to look down deep inside yourself, And that’s kinda hard for some But when you find the part they call your heart. You’ve found where love comes from

And there’s one more secret I’d like to share with you. If you pass around the love you’ve found, True love comes back to you

27. WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN

Sometimes life is simple, sometimes life is tough, Sometimes there is plenty, sometimes there’s never enough Sometimes the road is narrow, And we can’t tell night from day, Alone there is no answer, but together we can find the way

Chorus: We can make it happen, we can make it happen, We can make it happen, if we try, We can make it happen, You, and God, and I

Life is filled with choices, but sometimes we can’t decide We get stuck in indecision, and our lives begin to slide, Well we’re in this thing together, or we’re not in it at all, So take your neighbor by the hand, and let’s all heed the call Chorus

Every single one of us has something we can share, So give your fears to God and let new freedom fill the air Chorus

28. COUNTRY ROADS (John Denver)

Almost Heaven…West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains…Shenandoah River Life is old there…older than the trees Younger than the mountains…growin’ like a breeze

Chorus: Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain Mama Take me home, country roads

All my memories gather round her Miners’ Lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye Chorus

I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away And drivin’ down the road I get a feeling that I should have been home yesterday…yesterday Chorus

29. PASS IT ON

It only takes a spark to get a fire going And soon all those around can warm up in its glowing That’s how it is with our love, once you’ve experienced it You spread the love to everyone, you want to pass it on

What wondrous time is spring, when all the trees are budding The birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming That’s how it is with our love, once you’ve experienced it You want to sing, “It’s fresh like spring,” you want to pass it on

I wish for you my friend, this happiness that I’ve found You can depend on me, it matters not where you’re bound I’ll shout if from the mountaintop, I want the world to know The lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on

30. TOGETHER IN HARMONY

Chorus: Together in harmony, Together in harmony, Let us come together in harmony. Together in harmony, Together in harmony, We will sing together in harmony

Life these days in America, Can be five lanes going each way Everybody driving just as fast as they can Tryin’ to drive their cares away. Pay no attention to the car next to ya Just some fool tryin’ to do damage to ya Just step on the gas, cut’um off at the pass Ya got to be somebody today Chorus

Kids walkin’ round with their earbuds in Just pumpin’ their heads full of bass Only thought in mind is to look real cool, And escape from the human race. But we’re not made to be livin’ in fear We’re designed to be happy and free. We’ve been called to love one another Even if we don’t agree Chorus

And all the wooden angels, they are standing in the forest, They are singing out the chorus to the glory of the lord, They are echoing the song, that is aching to be strong In all the hearts of the people in the world. Chorus

31. WALTZING WITH BEARS (Bill Stains)

I went to his room in the middle of the night I crept to his bed and turned on the light But to my surprise he was nowhere in sight My Uncle Walter goes waltzing at night

Chorus: He goes wa wa wa wa wa waltzing, waltzing with bears Raggy bears, baggy bears, shaggy bears too There is nothing on earth Uncle Walter won’t do So he can go waltzing, wa wa wa wa wa waltzing Wa wa wa waltzing, waltzing with bears

We bought Uncle Walter a new coat to wear But lately I’ve noticed several new tears And when he came home it was covered with hair I’m sure Uncle Water goes waltzing with bears Chorus

We told Uncle Walter that he should be good And do all the things that we told him he should But I know he’d rather be off in the woods I’m afraid we’ll lose Uncle Walter for good Chorus

We begged and we pleaded “Oh please won’t you stay?” And managed to keep him home for a day But the bears they all barged in and took him away Now he’s dancing with pandas And he won’t understand us And the bears all demand at least one dance a day Chorus 32. PARADISE (John Prine)

When I was a child my family would travel Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born And there’s a backwoods old town that’s often remembered So many times that my memories are worn

Chorus: And Daddy won’t you take me back to Muhlenberg county Down by the Green River where Paradise lay? Well I’m sorry my son but you’re too late in askin’ Mr. Peabody’s coal train has hauled it away

Well sometime we’d travel right down the Green River To the abandoned old prison down by Adrie Hill Where the air smelled like snaked and we’d shoot with our pistols But empty pop bottles was all that we’d kill Chorus

Then the coal company came with the world’s largest shovel And they tortured the timber and stripped all the land Well, they dug for their coal till the land was forsaken Then they wrote it all down as the progress of man Chorus

When I die let my ashes float down the Green River Let my soul roll on up to the Rochester Dam I’ll be half way to heaven with Paradise waiting Just five miles away from wherever I am Chorus

33. WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?

Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Young girls have picked them, every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone?… They’ve gone to the young men, every one

Where have all the young men gone?… They’ve gone to soldiers, every one

Where have all the soldiers gone?… They’ve gone to graveyards, every one

Where have all the graveyards gone?… They’ve gone to flowers, every one

Where have all the flowers gone?

34. GOOD RIDDANCE (TIME OF YOUR LIFE) (Greenday)

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So, make the best of this test and don't ask why It's not a question but a lesson learned in time It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life

So, take the photographs and still-frames in your mind Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial For what it's worth, it was worth all the while It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life

INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE

It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life

It's something unpredictable but, in the end, is right I hope you had the time of your life

35. CAT’S IN THE CRADLE (Harry Chapin)

A child arrived just the other day, Came to the world in the usual way, But there were planes to catch and bills to pay, He learned to walk while I was away He was talking before I knew it and as he grew he said: "I'm going to be like you Dad, you know I'm going to be like you." And the cat's in the cradle, and the silver spoon, Little Boy Blue, and the Man in the Moon, "When you coming home?" "Son, I don't know when, We'll get together then, son - you know we'll have a good time then." My son turned 10 just the other day, Said, "Thanks for the ball now c'mon let's play Will you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today, I've got a lot to do," he said, "That's ok." And he walked away and he smiled and he said, "You know I'm going to be like you, Dad, you know I'm going to be like you"

He came from college just the other day, So much like a man I just had to say, "Son, I'm proud of you, won't you sit for a while?" He shook his head and said with a smile, "What I'm feeling like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys, See you later can I have them please"

I've long since retired and my son's moved away I called him up just the other day "I'd like to see you, if you don't mind,"

He said, "I'd love to Dad, if I could find the time You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad, it's been real nice talking to you" And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me He'd grown up just like me, my boy was just like me And the cat's in the cradle, and the silver spoon, Little Boy Blue, and the Man in the Moon, "When you coming home?" "Dad, I don't know when, But we'll get together then, dad, you know we'll have a good time then"

36. THE LORD OF THE DANCE

I danced in the morning when the world was begun I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth At Bethlehem I had my birth

Chorus: Dance, dance 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!

I danced for the scribe and the Pharisees The would not dance, they wouldn’t follow me So I danced for the fishermen James and John They came with me and the Dance went on (Chorus)

I danced on the Sabbath and cured the lame The holy people, they said it was a shame! They whipped and stripped and then hung me high Left me there on a cross to die! (Chorus)

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! (Chorus)

They cut me down but I leap up high I am the Life that will never never die! I live in you if you live in me I am the Lord of the Dance, said He! (Chorus) x3 37. I’LL MEET YOU RIGHT HERE (Aaron “Doc” Keating)

Gentle the day falls to night As our song is sung And old friends draw near The fire once bright now burns low And with each spark slowly disappears

CHORUS: For each moment passes, and embers turn ashes Though a week can feel like a year Tell the friends who have found you And all those around you Next summer I’ll meet you right here

Bright the stars glimmering light Takes place of the sun Now new friends draw near Our time has been flowing by And with each day slowly disappeared Chorus

Quietly now moonbeams bright Shine down on the cove And good friends draw near Joined by the heart for though We may part our love never disappears Chorus

Seasons may change but the memories Remain through the weeks That make up a year To your spirit remain true and blessings upon you Next summer I’ll meet you right here Chorus

I’ll meet you right here…