oh the shark has pretty teeth dear
and he shows them pearly white
just a jackknife has macheath dear
and he keeps it out of sight
when the shark bites with his teeth dear
scarlet billows start to spread
fancy gloves though wears macheath dear
so there’s not a trace not a trace of red
on the sidewalk on a sunday morning
lies a body oozing life
someone’s sneaking ’round that corner
tell me could it be could it be mack the knife
on a tugboat down by the river don’t you know
a cement bag’s dropping down
the cement’s just for the weight dear
bet you that cat called mackheath oh mackheath he’s back in town
improvisation
oh mackheath’s back in town
he’s back he’s back he’s back he’s back
he’s back he’s back he’s back he’s back he’s back he’s back in town
mackheath’s back in town
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Year: 1960
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 94