Ballerina Lyrics

Ballerina lyrics

-Artist: Nat King Cole
-peak Billboard position # 18 in 1957
-previously charted in 1947 by Vaughn Monroe (#1)
-previously charted in 1948 by Buddy Clark (#5); Bing Crosby (#10); and Jimmy
-Dorsey (also #10)
-Words and Music by Bob Russell and Carl Sigman

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 is gone, ballerina, gone
So on with your career, you can`t afford a backward glance
Dance on and on and on
A thousand people here have come to see the show
As `round and `round you go
So ballerina, dance
Dance, dance!
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Whirl ballerina
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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 is gone, ballerina, gone
So on with your career, you can`t afford a backward glance
Dance on and on and on
A thousand people here have come to see the show
As `round and `round you go
So ballerina, dance
Dance