Oh, the shark, babe,
has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old
MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, ah,
out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites
with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh
wears old MacHeath, babe
So there? never,
never a trace of red
Now on the sidewalk
whoo sunny morning, un huh
Lies a body
just oozin' life, eek
And someone? sneakin'
round the corner
Could that someone
be Mack the Knife?
There's a tugboat, huh,
down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bag?
just a'drooppin' on down
Oh, that cement is just,
it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Macky?
back in town
Now d'ja hear?out 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
somethin' rash?
Now Jenny Diver
Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya
and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms
on the right, babe
Now that Macky? back in town
I said Jenny Diver, whoa,
Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya
and old Lucy Brown
oh that line forms
on the right, babe
Now that Macky? back in town
Look out, old Macky's back!!
cked down
and they put you first in line
And so you finally ask yourself
just how big you are
and take your place in a wiser
world of bigger motor cars
<Intelrude>
So Where the hell was Biggles
when you needed him
last Saturday
And where were all the sportsmen
who always pulled you though
They're all resting down
in Cornwall
writing up their memoirs
for a paper-back edition
of the Boy Scout Manual
See there! A man born