Mach The Knife

Oh, the shark, has such teeth, dear

And he shows them pearly white

Just a jackknife has old MacHeath,

And he keeps it, ah, out of sight

when that shark bites with his teeth, dear

Scarlet billows start to spread

Fancy gloves, wears old MacHeath,

So there's never, a trace of red

On the sidewalk on Sunday mornin',

Lies a body just oozin' life

And someone's sneakin' round the corner

Is that be our boy Mack the Knife?

From a tugboat, down by the river dontcha know

Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down

That cement's there, it's just the weight, dear

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

Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe

After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash

And now MacHeath spends, he spends just like a sailor

Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?

Now Jenny Diver, ho, Sukey Tawdry

Oh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown

Oh, the line forms on the right,

Now that Macky's back in town