It's All in the Game

Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has Macheath, babe And it keeps it way out of sight When that shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows begin to spread Fancy gloves, wears old Macheath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red On the sidewalk, one Sunday mornin' Lies a body oozin' life Someone's sneakin' round that corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife? Oh therе's a tugboat down, down by the river dont'cha know Wherе a cement bag's just a-drooppin' on down That cement's there, it's there for the weight, dear Five'll get ya ten old Mackie's back in town Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash Now Macheath spends, he spends like a sailor Could that boy have done somethin' rash? Ahhhh Jenny Diver, ho, Suky Tawdry Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Oh, the line forms on the right, babe Now that Mackie's back in town I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Suky Tawdry Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Oh, the line forms on the right, babe Now that Mackie's back in town Look out, old Mackie is back