Till they call the cops out
Grind your behind till you bend
But you gotta get a gimmick
If you wanna get a hand
You can sacrifice your sacharo
Working in the back row
Bump in a dump till you're dead
Kid, you gotta have a gimmick
If you wanna get ahead
You can
uh, you can
uhYou can
uh-uh-uhThat's how Burlesque was born
So I
uh and I
uhAnd I
uh-uh-uhBut I do it with a horn
Once I was a schleppa
Now I'm Miss Mazzeppa
With my revolution in dance
You gotta have a gimmick
If you wanna have a chance!
(Electra)
She can
uh, she can
uhShe can
uh-uh-uhThey'll never make her pitch
Me, I
uh and I
uhAnd I
uh-uh-uhBut I do it with a switch
I'm electrifying
And I ain't even trying
I never had to sweat to get paid
'Cause if you got a gimmick
Gypsy girl, you got it made
(Tessie Tura)
All them
uh and then
uhAnd that
uh-uh-uhAin't gonna spell success
Me, I
uh and I
uhAnd I
uh-uh-uhBut I do it with finesse
Lady Tura is so much more then purer
Than all them other ladies because
You gotta get a gimmick
If you wanna get applause
(All)
Do something special
Anything special
And you'll get better because
Come on and just do mimic
When you gotta gimmick
Take a look how different we are
(Electra)
If you wanna make it
Twinkle while you shake it
(Tura)
If you wanna grind it
Wait till you refine it
(Mazeppa)
If you wanna stump it
Bump it with a trumpet
(All)
Get yourself a gimmick and you too
Can be a star!