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, with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows begin to spread
Fancy gloves, has MacHeath, dear
So there's never, never a trace of red.

On a sidewalk, one sunday mornin'
Lies a body oozin' life
Someone's sneakin' 'round that corner
Could that someone perhaps perchance be Mack the Knife?

From a tugboat, on the river going slow
A cement bag's is droopin' down
You know that cement is for the weight, dear
You can make a large bet, that b__'s in town.
(Ya he's in town)

My man Louie Miller, he split the scene, babe
After drawin' out all the bread from his stash.
Now MacHeath spends, like a sailor
Do you suppose, this guy, he did somethin' rash?

Oh satchmow Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darin,
They did this song nice, Lady Ella too
They all sang it, with so much feeling
That old blue eyes, he ain't goin' add, anything new
(Oh yes you do)

But with this big, fat band jumping behind me,
Swingin' hard Jack,(that's Jimmy, Frank)I know i can't lose
When I tell you, all about Mack the Knife, babe
It's an offer, you can never refuse

We got Patrick Williams,
Bill Miller playing that piano
And this wonderful, great, big band
Bringing up the rear

All these badpacks,
In this band now,
They make the greatest sound,
You ever gonna hear.

Ohh Sukey Tawdry, (ooh Sukey Tawdry)Jenny Diver, (Jenny Diver) Polly Peachum, (I know her well) Miss Lullu Brown
Ya the line falls, On the right there,
Now that Macky, (Whoa Macky)
Ya that b__ is back, (Ohh that b__, he's back)
An' I'm gonna tell you, what I

Now ... Jenny Diver ... ho, ho ... yeah ... Sukey Tawdry
Ooh ... Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town.

Aah ... I said Jenny Diver ... whoa ... Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town ...

Look out ... old Macky is back!!

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