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Van Morrison - Ballerina / Move On Up (live at the Hollywood Bowl, 2008)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Acoustic Guitar
Larry Fallon
Larry Fallon
Conductor
Richard Davis
Richard Davis
Double Bass
Connie Kay
Connie Kay
Drums
Warren Smith Jr.
Warren Smith Jr.
Vibraphone
Jay Berliner
Jay Berliner
Guitar
John Payne
John Payne
Flute
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Songwriter
Larry Fallon
Larry Fallon
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brooks Arthur
Brooks Arthur
Engineer
Lewis Merenstein
Lewis Merenstein
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Spread your wings
Come on, fly awhile
Straight to my arms, oh, little angel child
You know you only
Lonely twenty-two story block
[Verse 2]
And if somebody, not just anybody
Wanted to get close to you
For instance, me, baby
All you gotta do
Is ring the bell
Step right up, step right up
And step right up
Ballerina
Crowd would catch you
Fly it, sigh it, try it
[Verse 3]
Well, I may be wrong
But something deep in my heart
Tells me I'm right, then I don't think so
You know I saw the writing on the wall
When you came up to me
Child, you were heading for a fall
[Verse 4]
But if it gets to you
And you feel like you just can't go on
All you gotta do
Is ring the bell
And step right up, and step right up
And step right up
A-just like a ballerina
Steppin' lightly
[Verse 5]
Alright, well, it's getting late
Yes it is, yes it is
And this time I forget to slip into your slumber
The light is on the left side of your head
And I'm standin' in your doorway
And I'm mumblin' and I can't remember
The last thing that ran through my head
[Verse 6]
Here come the man, here come the man
And he say, he say, "The show must go on"
So all you gotta do
Is ring the bell
And step right up, and step right up
And step right up
A-just like a ballerina, yeah, yeah
Crowd will catch you
Fly it, sigh it, come on, die it, yeah, yeah
Just like a ballerina
Just like a, just like a, just like a, just like a
Ballerina, babe
[Verse 7]
Get on up, get on up
Keep-a-movin', movin' on, movin' on, movin' on up
Little bit higher, baby
Get on, get on, get on
Get on, get on, get on, get on up, baby
Alright
A-keep on, a-keep on
A-keep on pushin', keep on, keep on pushin'
Steppin' lightly
A-just like a ballerina
Ooh-wee, baby
Take off your shoes
Oh, get on
Just like a ballerina
Written by: Van Morrison

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