Moritat

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

Ah

Out of sight

Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth

Babe

Scarlet billows start to spread

Fancy gloves

Oh

Wears old macheath

Babe

So there's never

Never a trace of red

Now on the sidewalk

Huh

Huh

Whoo sunny morning

Un huh

Lies a body just oozin life

Eek

And someones sneakin round the corner

Could that someone be mack the knife

There's a tugboat

Huh

Huh

Down by the river dontcha know

Where a cement bags just adrooppin on down

Oh

That cement is just

Its there for the weight

Dear

Fivell get ya ten old mackys back in town

Now dja hear bout louie miller

He disappeared

Babe

After drawin out all his hard earned cash

And now macheath spends just like a sailor

Could it be our boys done somethin rash

Now jenny diver

Ho

Ho

Yeah

Sukey tawdry

Ooh

Miss lotte lenya and old lucy brown

Oh

The line forms on the right

Babe

Now that mackys back in town