Mack the Knife

[Verse 1] 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 outta sight [Verse 2] You know when the shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though, wears old Macheath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red [Verse 3] Now on the sidewalk, uh huh, huh, oh, Sunday morning, uh huh Lies a body just oozing life Someone's sneaking around the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife? [Verse 4] There's a tug boat, huh, huh, huh, down by the river, don't you know? Where a cement bag's just a-droopin' on down Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear Five will get you ten old Mackie's back in town [Verse 5] Now did ya hear about Louis 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? [Verse 6] Now Jenny Diver, huh, huh, yeah, Suki 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, oh, woah, Suki Tawdry Look out, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Yes, that line forms on the right, babe Now that Mackie's back in town [Outro] Look out, old Mackie's back