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
Oooh, sunny morning
Lies a body just oozing life
And someone's sneaking
Around the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
A-there's a tugboat
Down by the river, don't you know
Where a cement bag's just a'drooping on down
Oh, that cement is just
It's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get you ten old Macky's back in town
Now, do you hear about 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
Ooh, 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
Whoa, 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 is back