Get Up and Dance!

Those dusty bones in someone’s grave there,

God only knows how long they’d lain there -

And don’t you know they would’ve stayed there?

Had not Ezekiel said these words..

Rise up and dance you dusty bones,

Find a new beat heart of stone.

I say get out of that old tomb -

Rise up and dance!

There was no choice - they had to answer.

And can’t you hear above the clatter?

The sound of heaven’s holy laughter,

As Ezekiel spoke these words…

Rise up and dance, you dusty bones,

Beat a new beat heart of stone.

God said get out of your old tomb,

Rise up and dance!

There was a time when I was younger,

When minding rules could feed  the hunger.

But now it’s got me ten feet under,

And I heard these words to me…

Rise up and dance you silly thing!

Open your mouth, and start to sing!

I want to give you everything -

Rise up and dance!

Rise up and shake those dusty bones,

I’ll  touch again your heart of stone!

You don’t belong inside a tomb-

Rise up and dance !