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Louis Armstrong

Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear<br /> And it shows them pearly white<br /> Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe<br /> And he keeps it, ah, out of sight<br /> Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe<br /> Scarlet billows start to spread<br /> Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe<br /> So there's never, never a trace of redNow on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh<br /> Lies a body just oozin' life, eek<br /> And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner<br /> Could that someone be Mack the Knife?There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know<br /> Where a cement bag's just a drooppin' on down<br /> Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear<br /> Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town<br /> Now did ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe<br /> After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash<br /> And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor<br /> Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry<br /> Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown<br /> Oh, the line forms on the right, babe<br /> Now that Macky's back in town<br /> <br /> Songwriters<br /> BLITZSTEIN, MARC/BRECHT, EUGEN BERTHOLD/WEILL, KURTPublished by<br /> Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.Lyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>