"Mack The Knife" lyrics
(originally by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht)
Ooh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear
And he keeps it out of sight
When the shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears Macheath, dear
So that you don't ever see a trace of red
On the sidewalk Sunday morning
Lies a body oozing life
Well, someone's sneaking 'round the corner
Is the someone Mack the Knife?
Ah, from a tugboat by the river, don't you know
Lies a cement bag droppin' down
The cement bag is for the weight, dear
I'll bet you Mackie's back in town
Ah, Louie Miller, he disappeared, dear
After drawing out all his hard-earned cash
Macheath spends like a sailor
Did he do, did he do something rash?
Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown
Well, the line forms on the right, dear
Now that Mackie, Mackie's back, back in town
Yeah, Mackie's back in town
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear
And he keeps it out of sight
When the shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears Macheath, dear
So that you don't ever see a trace of red
On the sidewalk Sunday morning
Lies a body oozing life
Well, someone's sneaking 'round the corner
Is the someone Mack the Knife?
Ah, from a tugboat by the river, don't you know
Lies a cement bag droppin' down
The cement bag is for the weight, dear
I'll bet you Mackie's back in town
Ah, Louie Miller, he disappeared, dear
After drawing out all his hard-earned cash
Macheath spends like a sailor
Did he do, did he do something rash?
Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown
Well, the line forms on the right, dear
Now that Mackie, Mackie's back, back in town
Yeah, Mackie's back in town
