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 ol’ macheath babe
so there’s never never a trace of red
now on the side walk ooh sunday morning uh huh
lies a body just oozing life eek
and someone’s sneaking round the corner
could that someone be mack the knife
there’s a tugboat down by the river don’t you know
where a cement bag’s just a drooping on down
oh that cement is just it’s there for the weight dear
five’ll get ya ten ol’ mackie’s back in town
now did ya hear ’bout louie miller
he disappeared babe
after drawing 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 suky tawdry
oh miss lotte lenya and ol’ lucy brown
oh the line forms on the right babe
now that mackie’s back in town
i said jenny diver oh suky tawdry
look out miss lotte lenya and ol’ lucy brown
yes that line forms on the right babe
now that mackie’s back in town
look out ol’ mackie is back
Artist: Bobby Darin
Year: 1959
Decade: 50s
Language: en
Word Count: 138