-Artist: Nat King Cole
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-peak Billboard position # 18 in 1957
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-previously charted in 1947 by Vaughn Monroe (#1)
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-previously charted in 1948 by Buddy Clark (#5); Bing Crosby (#10); and Jimmy
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-Dorsey (also #10)
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-Words and Music by Bob Russell and Carl Sigman
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Dance, ballerina, dance
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And do your pirouette in rhythm with your achin' heart
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Dance, ballerina, dance
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You mustn't once forget a dancer has to dance the part
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Whirl, ballerina, whirl
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And just ignore the chair that's empty in the second row
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This is your moment, girl
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Although he's not out there applauding as you steal the show
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Once you said his love must wait its turn
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You wanted fame instead
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I guess that's your concern
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We live and learn
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And love is gone, ballerina, gone
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So on with your career, you can't afford a backward glance
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Dance on and on and on
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A thousand people here have come to see the show
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As 'round and 'round you go
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So ballerina, dance
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Dance, dance!
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<instrumental interlude>
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Whirl ballerina
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<instrumental interlude>
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Once you said his love must wait its turn
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You wanted fame instead
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I guess that's your concern
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We live and learn
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And love is gone, ballerina, gone
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So on with your career, you can't afford a backward glance
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Dance on and on and on
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A thousand people here have come to see the show
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As 'round and 'round you go
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So ballerina, dance
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Dance
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Ballerina
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| Nat King Cole |
