Ballerina  - Nat King Cole

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Dance, ballerina, dance
And do your pirouette
in rhythm with your achin' heart

Dance, ballerina, dance
You mustn't once forget
a dancer has to dance the part

. . . . .

Whirl, ballerina, whirl
And just ignore the chair
that's empty in the second row

. . .

This is your moment, girl
Although he's not out there
applauding as you steal the show

Once you said his love must wait its turn
You wanted fame instead

I guess that's your concern
We live and learn

And love i~s gone, ballerina, gone
So on with your career,
you can't afford a backward glance

Dance on and on and o~n
A thousand people here
have come to see the show

As 'round and 'round you go
So ballerina, dance
Dance!

<lengthy instrumental interlude>

Dance, ballerina, dance
And do your pirouette
in rhythm with your achin' heart

Dance, ballerina, dance
You mustn't once forget
a dancer has to dance the part

. . . . .

Whirl, ballerina, whirl
And just ignore the chair
that's empty in the second row

. . .

This is your moment, girl
Although he's not out there
applauding as you steal the show

Once you said his love must wait its turn
You wanted fame instead

I guess that's your concern
We live and learn

And love i~s gone, ballerina, gone
So on with your career,
you can't afford a backward glance

Dance on and on and o~n
A thousand people here
have come to see the show

As 'round and 'round you go
So ballerina, dance

Dance!

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