Ballerina (from the cd Old Bitch Warrior)
Written by Melanie Safka Schekeryk and David Bruenn
Intro…
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Well you
didn't grow up to be a ballerina
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But you do a
great song and dance
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Mamma used to
rock you with a concertina
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To the tune of a rock ‘n’ roll band
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You were such
a little lady
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Such a pretty little baby
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Had the look that could undo a full grown man
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You didn't
grow up to be a ballerina
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But you do a great song and dance
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You never went
further than that first tondu
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But your smile
sure made ‘em rave
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I'll bet you
made your mom and daddy proud of you
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When that float drove by and you waved
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You were
everybody's dream
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Just a cutie
beauty queen
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Destined for a
life of romance
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You didn't
grow up to be a ballerina
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But you do a
great song and dance
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Put on your
tutu
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Do a great
song and dance
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Oh yeah you do
do
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Do a great song and dance
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Oh ra ba ba ba ba ba ba la la la la la la la la la la
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Oh ra ba ba ba ba ba ba la la la la la la la la la la
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Well you made
the grades in every class at school
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It must've
been your natural charm
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When it was
hot outside you always could stay cool
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With that boy in your eye and the one in your arms
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Never mind the
arabesque
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You do what
you did best
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Come on we're
gonna give the girl a hand Oh yeah
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You know you
didn't grow up to be a ballerina
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But you do a
great song and dance
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Put on your
tutu
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Do a great
song and dance
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Oh yeah you do
do
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Do a great song and dance
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You didn’t grow up to be a ballerina
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But you do a great song and dance
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