Dance, ballerina, danceAnd do your pirouette in rhythm with your aching heartDance, ballerina, danceYou mustn't once forget the dancer has to dance the partWhirl, ballerina, whirlAnd just ignore the chair that's empty in the second rowThis is your moment, girlAlthough he's not out there applauding as you steal the showOnce you said his love must wait its turnYou wanted fame insteadI guess that's your concernWe live and learnNow love is gone, ballerina, goneSo on with your career, you can't afford a backward glanceDance on and on and onA thousand people here have come to see the show'Round and 'round you goSo ballerina, danceDance, danceOnce you said, oh, his love must wait its turnYou wanted fame insteadI guess that's your concernWe live and learnOh, love is gone, ballerina, goneOn with your career, you can't afford a backward glanceDance on and on and onA thousand people here have come to see the show'Round and 'round you goBallerina, danceOh, dance