Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old Mac Heath, babe And he keeps it out of sight Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves oh, wears old Mac Heath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red Now on the sidewalk, sunny morning Lies a body just oozin' life, eek And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife? There's a tugboat down by the river don'tcha know Where a cement bag's just drooppin' on down Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town Now did ya hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash And now Mac Heath spends just like a sailor Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash? Now Jenny Diver, ho ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Oh, the line forms on the right, babe Now that Macky's back in town I said, "Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown" Yes, that line forms on the right, babe Now that Macky's back in town Look out, old Macky's back
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old Mac Heath, babe And he keeps it out of sight Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves oh, wears old Mac Heath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red Now on the sidewalk, sunny morning Lies a body just oozin' life, eek And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife? There's a tugboat down by the river don'tcha know Where a cement bag's just drooppin' on down Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town Now did ya hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash And now Mac Heath spends just like a sailor Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash? Now Jenny Diver, ho ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Oh, the line forms on the right, babe Now that Macky's back in town I said, "Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown" Yes, that line forms on the right, babe Now that Macky's back in town Look out, old Macky's back