Oh, the shark has pretty teeth dear And it shows them, pearly white Just a jack knife has Macheath dear And it keeps it way out of sight Oh when that shark bites With its teeth, dear Scarlet billows begin to spread Fancy gloves though wears old Macheath dear So there's never, never, ever a trace of red On a sidewalk, one Sunday morning Lies a body, oozin' life Someone's sneaking 'round that corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife Oh there's a tugboat down, it's down by the river, don't you know Where the cement bag's just dropping on down Oh, that cement is just it's there for the weight dear Five'll get ya ten old Mackie's back in town Did you hear about Louis Miller, he disappeared babe After drawing out all his hard-earned cash Now Macheath spends, he spends like a sailor Could that boy have done something rash Aaah Jenny diver look out Sukey Tawdrey Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucey Brown All that line forms on the right babe Now that Mackie's, aMackie's back in town Aaaah Jenny diver, Sukey Tawdrey Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucey Brown All that line forms on the right babe Now that Makie's back in town I said look out old Mackheath is back (improvisation) Just a Jack Knife has Macheath dear So you heard it Yes we swung it Oh we tried to Yes we sung it You may not recognize it For it's a Alla and Babalu hit Oh, this tune called Mack the Knife And so we leave you From this Vancouver town Where we took old Macheath And we swom down All the Darin bands And for the Ella and Louis bands too We told you 'Look out', 'Look out', 'Look out' Old Macheath's back in town