Written by: Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
# Debut Chart
1 Aug '59 Hot 100
6 Sep '59 R&B

Oh, the shark, babe
Has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white

Just a jackknife
Has old Mack Heath, babe
And he keeps it
Ah, out of sight

You know when that shark bites
With his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread

Fancy gloves, oh
Wears old Mack Heath, babe
So there's never
Never a trace of red

Now on the sidewalk, ooh
Sunday morning, uh huh
Lies a body just oozing life

And someone's sneaking
Round the corner
Could that someone
Be Mack the Knife

There's a tugboat, huh huh
Down by the river don'tcha know
With 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 d'ja hear bout 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 somethin rash

Now Jenny Diver
Ho ho yeah, Sukey Tawdry
Ooo, 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

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