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How the Naked Cowboy survives a freezing day in Times Square

Baby, it’s cold outside — particularly if you’re not wearing clothes.

Temperatures plummeted to such teeth-rattling lows on Thursday that the Naked Cowboy had to take drastic measures to keep warm — pumping iron in a fur coat in a Midtown parking garage.

“I’m freezing my balls off but I get it done!” the iconic Times Square fixture told The Post on the coldest day of the season.

The crooner, real name Robert Burck, said the Baltic temperatures were great for business as he provided a glimpse into his unusual methods of keeping warm, including transforming a Marriott parking garage into a gym.

“I’ve done six blizzards,” Burck said as he flexed through bicep curls. “The worse the weather, the better it is. During Hurricane Sandy it was raining cats and dogs, and I just continued.”

“My first tip today was a hundred dollars which was amazing but I’m not looking for money,” the underwear-clad heartbreaker continued. “It’s so freezing that I’m proud to be out there.”

The Ohio-born Queens resident said he performed in short shifts — spending 20 minutes wooing tourists before warming up for another 40 minutes.

“I put on my coat and I run back and forth in the parking lot. It’s about a football field length,” he said.

The Naked Cowboy continuing to pump iron.
The Naked Cowboy continuing to pump iron.Robert Miller

“I pick up a broom and dustpan and sweep the parking garage because it gives me something to do. It’s the cleanest parking garage in New York,” he joked.

The 48-year-old has been on the Times Square circuit for the past decade and with his moneymaker always on display, the singer cannot afford to pack on the winter flab.

Burck said he starts the day with half a pound of chicken and two protein shakes, before later eating two turkey wraps from Midtown tourist haunt Ellen’s Stardust Diner.

Temperatures are still expected to hover at bone-chilling lows in the 20s on Friday, but you can bet Burck will be there.

“I sprint to the Marriott parking lot to survive, but that feeling coming off a set in the winter is the greatest thing ever. I’m the king.”