Oh, the shark, babe, ha s such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly w hite
Just a jackknife has old MacH eath, babe
And he keeps it, ah, out of si ght
Ya know when that s hark bites with his t eeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to sp read
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacH eath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red
Now on the s idewalk, huh, huh,
whoo sunny morning, un huh
Lies a b ody just oozin'li fe, eek
And someone's sneakin''round the co rner
Could that someone be Mack the K nife ?
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the ri ver dontcha know
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin'on do wn
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the we ight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in t own
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller ? He disa ppeared, babe
After drawin'out all his hard-earned c ash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy's done somethin'r ash ?
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the ri ght, babe
Now that Macky's back in t own