At The Ballet

"At The Ballet" is the fourth musical number from A Chorus Line, and is a trio performed by Sheila, Bebe, and Maggie.

Lyrics
Sheila: Daddy always thought that he married beneath him Thats what he said, thats 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 that 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 the ballet, hey I was happy at the ballet ["thats when I started dance class"]

Up a steep and very narrow stairway Sheila and Bebe: To a voice like a metrenome 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. 'Different' 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 'different' is nice, but it sure isnt pretty Pretty is what it's about I never met anyone who was 'different' Who could't figure that out. So,' beautiful,' I'd never live to see But it was clear If not to her Well, then to me, that

Sheila 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

Sheila, Bebe and Maggie: Up a steep and very narrow stairway To the voice like a metrenome Up a steep and very narrow stairway Maggie: It wasn't paradise Bebe: It wasn't paradise Sheila: It wasn't paradise Trio: But it was home

Maggie (spoken): I dont know what they were for or against really, except each other.I mean I was born to save their marriage. But when my father brought me and my mother home from 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 this Indian cheif. And he'd say 'Maggie do you want to dance?'And I'd say 'Daddy, I would love to dance'

[sung] 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... Maggie: It was an Indian chief and he'd say 'Maggie do you want to dance?' And I'd say 'Daddy I would love to...'

Maggie: Everything was beautiful at the ballet Raise your arms and someone's always there Yes everything was beuatiful at the ballet... At the ballet...At the ballet...

Trio: Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet Maggie: Hey Bebe: I was pretty Sheila:I was happy Maggie: I would love to Trio: At the ballet