Mack the Knife

Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear

And he shows them pearly white

Just a jackknife has MacHeath, dear

And he keeps it way out of sight

When that shark bites a-with his teeth, dear

Scarlet billows a-begin to spread

Fancy gloves, though, wears our MacHeath, babe

So there's never, never, ever a trace of red

On a sidewalk one sunny morning

Lies a body oozin' life

And someone's sneakin' 'round that corner

Could that someone a-be Mack the Knife?

Oh, there's a tugboat down, it's down by the river don'tcha know

Where the cement bag, droopin' on down

Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear

Five'll get ya ten, old Macky's back in town

D'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe

After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash

And now MacHeath spends, h-spends like a sailor

Could that boy have done somethin' rash?

Ah, Jenny Diver, look out Sukey Tawdry

Ooh, Miss a-Lotte Lenya and ol' Lucy Brown

Oh, that line forms on the right, babe

Now that Macky's, a-Macky's a-back in town

Ah, Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry

A-Miss Lotte Lenya, and old Lucy Brown

Oh, the line forms on the right, babe

Now that Macky's back in town

I said "Look out, old Macky is back!"