Tono: D
Introducción:
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Dance, ballerina, dance,
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And do your pirouette in rhythm with your aching heart.
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Dance, ballerina, dance,
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You musn'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 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, dance, dance.