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!
  
  Whirl ballerina
  
  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