Oh, the shark has
pretty teeth, dear,
and he shows them
pearly white.
Just a jackknife has MacHeath,
dear,
and he keeps it way out of sight.
Ooh, when that shark bites,
I wear its teeth, dear.
Scarlet billows begin to spread.
Fancy gloves, though,
wears our MacHeath, babe.
So there's never, never, ever a trace of red.
On a sidewalk
one Sunday morning,
lies a body
oozing life.
Someone's sneaking around that corner.
Could that someone be Mac the Knife?
Oh, there's a tugboat down,
it's down by the river, don't you know?
With a cement bag,
drooping on down.
Ooh, that cement is just,
it's there for the weight, dear.
Bible gets it, dear.
Oh, MacHeath's back in town.
Did you hear about Louie Miller?
He disappeared, babe.
After drawing up
all his hard-earned cash.
Now MacHeath spends, he spends like a sailor.
Could that boy have done something rash?
Ah, jelly diver, look out, sugar toy drink.
Oh, Miss Aladdin, and old Lucy Brown.
Oh,
that life forms on the right, babe.
Now that MacHeath's,
MacHeath's back in town.
Ah,
jelly diver, sugar toy drink.
Miss Lottie Lillia,
and old Lucy Brown.
Oh,
the life forms on the right, babe.
Now that MacHeath's back in town.
I said, look out, old Mikey is back.