So, you worked in investment banking
And received a hearty spanking.
Our economy is tanking,
But it's me that you'll be thanking.

If you need to unwind,
There's a dance I've got in mind,
So get your hips aligned,
And start shaking your behind.

First, you tighten up your belt.
Boy, where you spending all that gelt?
Wave bye-bye to your real estate,
And watch your cash evaporate.
Now, get down, or you're gonna get laid off.
Next, you do the Bernie Madoff.
Yeah, I see you start to sweat.
But, baby I ain't finished yet.

You do the slowdown showdown:
It's an economic throwdown.
You might have a job today,
But tomorrow you could get mowed down.
Slowdown showdown:
It's an economic throwdown,
But, if you got the moves,
Then you won't be feeling low down.

Curse your capitalist pluck
Cuz you're running out of luck.
You were free but now you're stuck.
Boy, don't you feel like a schmuck?

Don't slip into a depression
Just cuz we're in a recession.
I know your secret confession:
Dancing's really your obsession.

First, you tighten up that belt.
Boy, where you spending all that gelt?
Wave bye-bye to your real estate,
And watch your cash evaporate.
Now, get down, or you're gonna get laid off.
Next, you do the Bernie Madoff.
Yeah, I can see you start to sweat.
But, baby I ain't finished yet.

You do the slowdown showdown.
It's an economic throwdown.
You might have a job today,
But tomorrow you could get mowed down.
Slowdown showdown:
It's an economic throwdown.
But, if you got the moves,
Then you won't be feeling low down.

You've been sitting at that desk for a long time.
Haven't you?
You're all...
Stiff.
We're going to have to
Loosen you up.

Now let me hear you say:
Foreclosure! (Foreclosure!)
Foreclosure! (Foreclosure!)
No, fore, like four! (What?) Here we go!
One, two, three four(closure)!
No, I want you to count to four! (Mybad!)
Here we go:
One, two three four!

First, you tighten up that belt.
Boy, where you spending all that gelt?
Wave bye-bye to your real estate.
And watch your cash evaporate.
Now, get down or you're gonna get laid off.
Next, you do the Bernie Madoff.
Yeah, I see you start to sweat.
But, baby I ain't finished yet.

You do the slowdown showdown:
It's an economic throwdown.
You might have a job today,
But tomorrow you could get mowed down.
Slowdown showdown:
It's an economic throwdown.
But, if you got the moves,
Then you won't be feeling low down.