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Mack the Knife - Jimmie Dale Gilmore



     
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Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear
And he keeps it out of sightWhen the shark bites through his victim
Scarlet spreads amongst the green
But white gloves wears our Macheath, babe
And the blood is never seenSeven children and their grandpa
In the fire near old Soho
Who's that creeping around the corner?
Doesn't speak and doesn't knowSolly Silverstein has vanished
Likewise other rich young men
And Macheath has all their money
Try and prove it if you canSookey Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, dear
Now that Mackie's back in townOh, the shark has pearly teeth, babe
And he keeps them in his face
Just a jackknife has Macheath, babe

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Gilmore is a native of the Texas Panhandle, having been born in Amarillo, Texas and raised in Lubbock, Texas. His earliest musical influence was Hank Williams and the honky tonk brand of country music that his father played. In the 1950s, he was exposed to the emerging rock and roll of other Texans such as Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Lubbock native Buddy Holly. He was profoundly influenced in the 1960s by the likes of The Beatles and Bob Dylan and the folk music and blues revival in that decade.

Read more about Jimmie Dale Gilmore on Last.fm.


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