Written by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein
D D6 C#dim A7 Well, the shark has pretty teeth dear, A7/5+ A7 A7sus4 A7 D6 And he shows them pearl - y white Bm Em Just a jackknife has old MacHeath dear, G/B A7sus4 A7 D C#dim A7 And he keeps it out of sight. When the shark bites with his teeth dear, Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves though has old MacHeath dear, So there's never, never a trace of red On the sidewalk, mmm Sunday morning uh huh Lies a body, just oozing life And some one's creeping around the corner, Could that some one be Mack the knife? Theres a tug boat, down by the river don't you know where a cement bag's just dropping on down Oh that cement is just there for the weight dear, Five'll get you ten ol' Macky's back in town Have you heard bout Louie Miller, hw disappeared babe, After drawing out all his hard earned cash And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor -- Could it be our boy done someting rash? Now Jenny Diver, oh Sookie Tawdry Ooh,Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Well, the line forms on the right babe, Now that Macky's back in town! I said Jenny Diver, Oh Sookie Tawdry Lookout for Miss Lotte Lenya and Old Lucy Brown Yes that line forms on the right babe Now that Mackeeeeeeeees Back in town Lookout old Mackys Back