At the Ballet
Deidre Goodwin, Mara Davi, Alisan Porter"At the Ballet" is a song by Deidre Goodwin, Mara Davi, Alisan Porter, released in 2014 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:31 long and contains 148 lines and 619 words.
Lyrics
0:01At The Ballet - Musical Cast Recording
0:05Daddy always thought that he married beneath him
0:07That's what he said that's what he said
0:09When he proposed he informed my mother
0:11He was probably her very last chance
0:15And though she was twenty-two
0:17Though she was twenty-two
0:19Though she was twenty-two
0:22She married him
0:25Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
0:27More like a "Come as you are"
0:30When I was five I remember my mother
0:32Dug earrings out of the car
0:35I knew they weren't hers But it wasn't
0:37Something you'd want to discuss
0:39He wasn't warm
0:42Well not to her
0:46Well not to us
0:50But
0:51Everything was beautiful at the ballet
0:58Graceful men lift lovely girls in white
1:05Yes
1:05Everything was beautiful at ballet
1:11Hey
1:13I was happy at the ballet
1:19That's why I started class
1:20Up a steep and very narrow stairway
1:23(SHEILA AND BEBE)
1:24To the voice like a metronome
1:27Up a steep and very narrow stairway
1:29(SHEILA)
1:30It wasn't paradise
1:31(BEBE)
1:32It wasn't paradise
1:33(SHEILA AND BEBE)
1:34It wasn't paradise
1:35(SHEILA)
1:35But it was home
1:38(BEBE)
1:42Mother always said I'd be very attractive
1:44When I grew up when I grew up
1:47"Diff'rent"she said""With a special something
1:49And a very very personal flair "
1:52And though I was eight or nine
1:55Though I was eight or nine
1:56Though I was eight or nine
2:00I hated her
2:02Now
2:03"Diff'rent" is nice but it sure isn't pretty
2:05"Pretty" is what it's about
2:08I never met anyone who was "diff'rent"
2:10Who couldn't figure that out
2:12So beautiful I'd never lived to see
2:19But it was clear
2:22If not to her
2:25Well then to me
2:29That
2:30(MAGGIE AND BEBE)
2:30Everyone is beautiful at the ballet
2:37Every prince has got to have his swan
2:44Yes
2:45Everyone is beautiful at the ballet
2:51(MAGGIE)
2:52Hey
2:53(BEBE)
2:53I was pretty
2:57(SHEILA)
2:57At the ballet
2:58(MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE)
3:00Up a steep and very narrow stairway
3:04To the voice like a metronome
3:07Up a steep and very narrow stairway
3:10(MAGGIE)
3:11It wasn't paradise
3:12(BEBE)
3:13It wasn't paradise
3:14(SHEILA)
3:14It wasn't paradise
3:15(MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE)
3:16But it was home
3:19(MAGGIE (Spoken))
3:21I don't know what they were for or against really
3:23Except each other
3:25I mean I was born to save their marriage
3:28But when my father came to pick my mother up
3:30At the hospital
3:31He said Well I thought this was going to help
3:35But I guess it's not
3:37Anyway I did have a fantastic fantasy life
3:40I used to dance around the living room
3:42With my arms up like this
3:44My fantasy was that there was an Indian Chief
3:46And he'd say to me
3:47"Maggie do you wanna dance "
3:50And I'd say "Daddy I would love to dance "
3:53(SHEILA AND MAGGIE)
3:55Doo-doo-doo-doo
3:55(BEBE)
3:57But it was clear
3:58(BEBE AND MAGGIE)
3:59Doo-doo-doo
3:59(SHEILA)
3:59When he proposed
4:00(SHEILA AND BEBE)
4:01Doo-doo-doo
4:01(MAGGIE)
4:01That I was born to help their marriage and when
4:03(MAGGIE AND BEBE)
4:04Doo-doo-doo-doo
4:04(SHEILA)
4:05That's what he said
4:06(SHEILA AND MAGGIE)
4:06Doo-doo-doo
4:07(BEBE)
4:07That's what she said
4:07(BEBE AND SHEILA)
4:08Doo-doo-doo
4:08(MAGGIE)
4:09I used to dance around the living room
4:11(BEBE AND SHEILA)
4:12Doo-doo-doo-doo
4:12(SHEILA)
4:12He wasn't warm
4:13(SHEILA AND MAGGIE)
4:14Doo-doo-doo
4:14(BEBE)
4:14Not to her
4:15(MAGGIE)
4:15It was an Indian chief and he'd say:
4:19"Maggie do you wanna dance "
4:22And I'd say "Daddy I would love to"
4:27Everything was beautiful at the ballet
4:35Raise your arms and someone's always there
4:42Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet
4:50At the ballet
4:53At the ballet
5:03(MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE)
5:13Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet
5:20(MAGGIE)
5:20HEY
5:22(BEBE)
5:22I was pretty
5:24(SHEILA)
5:24I was happy
5:26(MAGGIE)
5:26"I would love to"
5:30(MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE)
5:31At the ballet
At The Ballet - Musical Cast Recording Daddy always thought that he married beneath him That's what he said that's what he said When he proposed he informed my mother He was probably her very last chance And though she was twenty-two Though she was twenty-two Though she was twenty-two She married him Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic More like a "Come as you are" When I was five I remember my mother Dug earrings out of the car I knew they weren't hers But it wasn't Something you'd want to discuss He wasn't warm Well not to her Well not to us But Everything was beautiful at the ballet Graceful men lift lovely girls in white Yes Everything was beautiful at ballet Hey I was happy at the ballet That's why I started class Up a steep and very narrow stairway (SHEILA AND BEBE) To the voice like a metronome Up a steep and very narrow stairway (SHEILA) It wasn't paradise (BEBE) It wasn't paradise (SHEILA AND BEBE) It wasn't paradise (SHEILA) But it was home (BEBE) Mother always said I'd be very attractive When I grew up when I grew up "Diff'rent"she said""With a special something And a very very personal flair " And though I was eight or nine Though I was eight or nine Though I was eight or nine I hated her Now "Diff'rent" is nice but it sure isn't pretty "Pretty" is what it's about I never met anyone who was "diff'rent" Who couldn't figure that out So beautiful I'd never lived to see But it was clear If not to her Well then to me That (MAGGIE AND BEBE) Everyone is beautiful at the ballet Every prince has got to have his swan Yes Everyone is beautiful at the ballet (MAGGIE) Hey (BEBE) I was pretty (SHEILA) At the ballet (MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE) Up a steep and very narrow stairway To the voice like a metronome Up a steep and very narrow stairway (MAGGIE) It wasn't paradise (BEBE) It wasn't paradise (SHEILA) It wasn't paradise (MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE) But it was home (MAGGIE (Spoken)) I don't know what they were for or against really Except each other I mean I was born to save their marriage But when my father came to pick my mother up At the hospital He said Well I thought this was going to help But I guess it's not Anyway I did have a fantastic fantasy life I used to dance around the living room With my arms up like this My fantasy was that there was an Indian Chief And he'd say to me "Maggie do you wanna dance " And I'd say "Daddy I would love to dance " (SHEILA AND MAGGIE) Doo-doo-doo-doo (BEBE) But it was clear (BEBE AND MAGGIE) Doo-doo-doo (SHEILA) When he proposed (SHEILA AND BEBE) Doo-doo-doo (MAGGIE) That I was born to help their marriage and when (MAGGIE AND BEBE) Doo-doo-doo-doo (SHEILA) That's what he said (SHEILA AND MAGGIE) Doo-doo-doo (BEBE) That's what she said (BEBE AND SHEILA) Doo-doo-doo (MAGGIE) I used to dance around the living room (BEBE AND SHEILA) Doo-doo-doo-doo (SHEILA) He wasn't warm (SHEILA AND MAGGIE) Doo-doo-doo (BEBE) Not to her (MAGGIE) It was an Indian chief and he'd say: "Maggie do you wanna dance " And I'd say "Daddy I would love to" Everything was beautiful at the ballet Raise your arms and someone's always there Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet At the ballet At the ballet (MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE) Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet (MAGGIE) HEY (BEBE) I was pretty (SHEILA) I was happy (MAGGIE) "I would love to" (MAGGIE SHEILA AND BEBE) At the ballet
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