Oh, the shark, has, pretty teeth, dear.and he shows them, pearly white Just a jackknife, has MacHeath, yeah..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, yeah..so there's not a trace, hmmmm of red
On the sidewalkSunday morning, lies a body oozin' life Someone's sneakin' 'round the corneris the someone, Mack the Knife?
From a tugboat. by the river.. a cement bag's, droopin' down Yeah, the cement's just for the weight, dearbet you Mack, he's back in town Looky here Louie Miller, disappeared dearafter drawing, out his cash And MacHeath spends, like a sailordid our boy do, somethin' rash?
Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver..Lotte Lenya, Sweet Lucy Brown Oh, the line forms on the right, dears..now that Macky's back in town