Ballerina-artist: nat king cole-peak billboard position # 18 in 1957-previously charted in 1947 by vaughn monroe (#1)-previously charted in 1948 by buddy clark (#5); bing crosby (#10); and jimmy-dorsey (also #10)-words and music by bob russell and carl sigmandance, ballerina, danceand do your pirouette in rhythm with your achin' heartdance, ballerina, danceyou mustn't once forget a 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 learnand 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 showas 'round and 'round you goso ballerina, dancedance, dance!<instrumental interlude>whirl ballerina<instrumental interlude>once you said his love must wait its turnyou wanted fame insteadi guess that's your concernwe live and learnand 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 showas 'round and 'round you goso ballerina, dancedancetranscribed by robin hood