You Gotta Have A Gimmick Composer(s): Jule Styne; Stephen Sondheim Performer(s): Faith Dane; and various other artists
Mazeppa: You can pull all the stops out Till they call the cops out Grind your behind till you're 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 uh... You can uh...uh...uh... That's how Burlesque was born So I uh...and I uh... And I uh...uh...uh... But 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 uh... She can uh...uh...uh... They'll never make her pitch Me, I uh... and I uh... And I uh...uh...uh... But 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 uh... And that uh...uh...uh... Ain't gonna spell success Me, I uh... and I uh... And I uh...uh...uh... But 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 refined it
Mazeppa: If you wanna stump it Bump it with a trumpet!
All: Get yourself a gimmick and you too Can be a star!
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