Mack The Knife Lyrics

Mack The Knife

Oh, the shark has pearly teeth dear

And it shows them, pearly whites

Just a jack knife has Macheath dear

And it keeps it way out of sight



You know when that shark bites

With its teeth, dear

Scarlet billows start to spread

Fancy gloves though has Macheath dear

So there's never, never a trace of red



One Sunday morning

Lies a body, just oozin' life

Someone's sneaking 'round the corner

Tell me, could that someone be Mack the Knife



There's a tugboat, on the river, don't you know

With a cement bag just dropping on down

Oh, that cement is there for the weight dear

You can make a large bet Mackie's back in town



Did you hear about Louis Miller, he disappeared babe

After drawing out all his hard-earned cash

Now Macheath spends just like a sailor

Tell me could that boy, have done something rash



Old Bobby Darrin and Louis Armstrong

They made a record, oh but they didn't

Now Mike and Marky with Lou, Kimmy, Ridley and Danny

Are making a record, oh what a rec of Mack the Knife



Just a Jack Knife has Macheath dear



So you heard it

Yes we swung it

Oh we tried to

Yes we sung it

You may not recognize it

For it's a Alla and Babalu hit

Oh, this tune called Mack the Knife



And so we leave you

From this Vancouver town

Where we took old Macheath

And we swom down



All the Darin bands

And for the Ella bands too

We told you 'Look out', 'Look out', 'Look out'

Old Macheath's back in town