Oh, the shark, baby,
has such teeth, dear,
and it shows them
pearly white.
Just a jackknife has old Maggie Heath,
baby,
and it keeps it out of sight.
You know,
when that shark bites with his teeth,
baby,
scarlet billows start to spread.
Fancy gloves, though,
wears old Maggie Heath, baby,
so there's never,
never a trace of red.
Now, on the sidewalk,
ooh,
Sunday morning,
lies a body just oozing life,
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 is just drooping on down.
Oh, that cement is just,
it's there for the weight, dear.
Spiegel, get your ten old Mackies back in town.
Don't you hear about
Louis Miller?
He disappeared, baby,
after drawing out all his hard-earned cash,
and now Maggie Heath spins just like a sailor.
Could it be our boy's done something rash?
Jenny Diver, oh, oh, yeah, Suki Tawdry,
ooh, Miss Lottie Lanyard,
and old Lucy Brown.
Oh, the lion forms on the right,
babe,
now that Maggie's back in town.
I said, Jenny Diver,
whoa, Suki Tawdry,
look out to Miss Lottie Lanyard,
and old Lucy Brown.
Yes, that lion forms on the right,
babe,
now that Maggie's
back in town.
Look out, old Mack is back.