mack the knife

oh

the shark

babe

has such teeth

dear

and he shows them pearly white

just a jackknife has old macheath

babe

and he keeps it out of sight

you know when that shark bites with his teeth

babe

scarlet billows start to spread

fancy gloves

though

wears old macheath

babe

so there's never

never a trace of red

now on the sidewalk

ooh

sunny morning

uh-huh

lies a body just oozin' life

eek

and someone's sneakin' 'round the corner

could that someone be mack the knife?

there's a tugboat down by the river

don't ya know

where a cement bag's just a-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

now d'ya hear about louie miller? he disappeared

babe

after drawin' out all his hard-earned cash

and now macheath spends just like a sailor

could it be our boy's done something rash?

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

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 ol' macky's back