Mack the Knife

Music by Kurt Weill
English lyrics by Marc Blitzstein

Performed by Bobby Darin

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe And he keeps it out of sight You know when that 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 Now on the sidewalk sunny 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 Where a cement bag’s just drooping on down Oh, that cement is just for the weight, dear Five'll get you ten old Macky’s back in town Now, d'you hear 'bout Louie 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? Now Jenny Diver, 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!