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Sheila:Daddy always thought that he married beneath himThat's what he said, that's what he said.When he proposed he informed my motherHe was probably her very last chance.And though she was twenty-two,Though she was twenty-two,Though she was twenty-twoShe married him.Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnicMore like a come as you are.When I was five I remember my motherDug earrings out of the car.I knew they weren't hers, but it wasn'tSomething you'd want to discuss.He wasn't warm.Well, not to her.Well, not to us..ButEverything was beautiful at the ballet.Graceful men lift lovely girls in white.Yes,Everything was beautiful at ballet,Hey!SongtexteI was happy... at the ballet.(spoken) That's when I started class.(Bebe turns and begins to walk downstage)Sheila:Up a steep and very narrow stairwaySheila and Bebe:To the voice like a metronomeUp a steep and very narrow stairwaySheila:It wasn't paradise...Bebe:It wasn't paradise...Sheila and Bebe:It wasn't paradise...Sheila:But it was home.(Sheila turns to face upstage, Bebe steps forward)Bebe:Mother always said Id be very attractiveWhen I grew up, when I grew up.Diffrent, she said, With a special somethingAnd 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,Diffrent is nice, but it sure isn't pretty.Pretty is what it's about.I never met anyone who was diffrentWho 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..(Maggie turns and begins to walk downstage)Bebe and Maggie:That 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 prettySheila:(turning to face front) At the ballet.(As they sing a group upstage right demonstrates a Barre)Sheila, Bebe, and Maggie:Up a steep and very narrow stairwayTo 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...Sheila, Bebe, and Maggie:But it was home.(Barre group returns to line, lights dim on Sheila and Bebe leaving Maggie in the brightest light)Maggie: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 its 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 it was an Indian Chief... And he'd say to me, Maggie, do you wanna dance? And Id say, Daddy, I would love to dance.(Lights full on Sheila and Bebe. Other two girls sing back up Do-do-doos behind solo lines.)Bebe:But it was clear..Sheila:When he proposed..Maggie:That I was born to help their marriage and when..Sheila:That's what he said..Bebe:That's what she said..Maggie:I used to dance around the living room..Sheila:He wasn't warm..Bebe:Not to her....(Do-do-doos end)Maggie:It was an Indian chief and he'd sayMaggie, do you wanna dance?And I said, Daddy, I would love toEverything 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!!(Dance section)Sheila, Bebe, and Maggie:Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet.Maggie:Hey!Bebe:I was prettySheila:I was happyMaggie:I would love to .. Sheila, Bebe, and Maggie:At the ballet. Aus Songtexte Mania