It’s a cold and crazy world that’s ragin’ outside… Its a cold n’ creizy  wuorl’ dats reiyin’ autsai’
Well baby me and all my girls are bringin’ on the fire… Wuel beiby mi an’ ol may guerls ar’ bringuin’ on de fayia
Show a little leg, gotta shimmy your chest… Shou a lirel leg, gara shimy yio’ chest
It’s a life, it’s a style, it’s a need, it’s Burlesque…  Its a laif, its a estayl, its a niid, its Burlesk-a

E-X-P-R-E-S-S, love, sex… I-EX-PI-AR-I-ES-ES, lov’, secs
Ladies no regrets… Leidis no rigrets
E-X-P-R-E-S-S, love, sex
Ladies no regrets

Been holding back for quite some time and finally the moment’s right… Biin joldin’ bak for kua‘it som’ taim an’ fainaly de mouments rai’t
I love to make the people stare… A’ lov’ ru meik de pipol ester
They know I got that certain savoir-faire… Dey nou a’ gat dat certe’n savoa-feegr
Fasten up… Fasten ap
Can you imagine what would happen if I let you close enough to touch?… Can yiu imayin’ wuat wud japen if ay let yiu clous enof tu totch?
Step into the fantasy… Estep intu de fantasy
You’ll never want to leave, baby that’s guaranteed…Yul neve’ wuana liiv, beiby dats garantiid

Why?… Wuay?

It’s a passion, an emotion, it’s a fashion, Burlesque… Its a pashon, an imoushon, its a fashon, Burlesk
It’ll move you, goin’ through you, so do what I do, Burlesque… Itl muuv yiu, goin’ tru’ yiu, so du wuara’ du, Burlesk
All ladies confident, flaunt it, boys throw it up if you want it… Ol leidis confiden’, flaunet, boys trowuirap if yiu wuane’
Can you feel me, can you feel it? It’s Burlesque… Can yiu fiil mi, can yiu fiilet? Its Burlesk

Le le le le le le le
Burlesque… Burlesk
Le le le le le le le
Burlesque

I tease ‘em ’til they’re on the edge… Ay tis ‘em til dey’ on di edch
They scream and moan for more and more they beg…. Dey eskriim an’ moon for mor’ an’ mor’ dey beg
I know it’s me they come to see… Ay no’ its mi dey com’ ru sii
My pleasure brings them to their knees… May pleshor brings dem tu deyr niis

Fasten up
Can you imagine what would happen if I let you close enough to touch?
Step into the fantasy
You’ll never want to leave, baby that’s guaranteed

Why?

It’s a passion, an emotion, it’s a fashion, Burlesque
It’ll move you, goin’ through you, so do what I do, Burlesque
All ladies, confident, flaunt it, boys throw it up if you want it
Can you feel me, can you feel it? It’s Burlesque.

Le le le le le lele
Burlesque
Le le le le le le le
Burlesque [x4]

It’s a passion, an emotion, it’s a fashion, Burlesque
It’ll move you, goin’ through you, so do what I do, Burlesque
All ladies confident, flaunt it, boys throw it up if you want it
Can you feel me, can you feel it? It’s Burlesque.

Burlesque [x4]