Ballerina
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Dance, bal - le - ri - na, dance,
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And do your pir - ou - ette in rhy - thm with your ach - ing heart.
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Dance, bal - le - ri - na, dance,
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You mus - n't once for - get a dan - cer has to dance the part.
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Whirl, bal - le - ri - na, whirl,
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And just ig - nore the chair that's emp - ty in the se - cond row.
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This is your mo - ment, girl,
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Al - though he's not out there ap - plaud - ing as you steal the show.
Bridge:
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Once you said, "His love must wait its turn."
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You wan - ted fame in - stead; I guess that's your con - cern --
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We live and learn.
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And love is gone, bal - le - ri - na, gone,
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So on with your ca - reer -- you can't af - ford a back - ward glance.
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Dance on and on and on;
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A thou - sand people here have come to see the show
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As round and round you go,
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So bal - le - ri - na dance, dance, dance.