oh the shark babe has such teeth
dear
and he shows them pearly white
just a jack knife has ol' macheath
babe
and he keeps it out of sight
you know when that shark bites with his teeth
dear
scarlet billows start to spread
fancy gloves though wears ol' macheath
babe
so there's never
never a trace of red
on the sidewalk
oh sunday morning don't you know
lies a body just oozing life
and someone's sneaking around the corner
could that be our boy mack the knife?
from a tug boat down by the river don't you know
lays a cement bag just dropping on down
that cement's there
it's there for the weight
dear
five will get you ten ol' macky's back in town
did you hear 'bout louie miller? he disappeared
baby
after drawing out all his hard-earned cash
and now macheath spends
he spends just like a--like a sailor
could it be
could it be
could it be our boy done something rash?
jenny diver oh sukey tawdry
look out miss lotte lenya and oh lucy brown
yeah the line forms on the right
babe
now that macky is back in town
i said
jenny diver oh sukey tawdry
look out miss lotte lenya and oh lucy brown
yeah the line forms on the right
babe
now that macky is back in town
look out ol' macky is back
wow!