Lyrics:

Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear
And he shows em, pearly white
Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear
And he keeps it, keeps it way out of sight

When that shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows, they begin to spread
Fancy white gloves though has Macheath, dear
So theres rarely, never one trace of red

On the sidewalk, one Sunday mornin
Lies a body oozin life
Someones sneaking the corner
Could that someone, perhaps, perchance, be Mack the Knife?

From a tugboat on the river goin slow
A cement bag, it is dropping down
Yeah, the cement is just for the weight, dear
You can make a large bet Macheath is back in town

My man Louie Miller, he split the scene, babe
After drawin out all the bread from his stash
Now Macheath spends just like a pimp, babe
Do you suppose that our boy, he did something rash?

Ah, old Satchmo, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darrin
They did this song nice, Lady Ella too
They all sang it, with so much feeling
That Old Blue Eyes, he aint gonna add nothing new

But with Quincys big band, right behind me
Swinging hard, Jack, I know I cant lose
When I tell you, all about Mack the Knife babe
Its an offer, you can never refuse

We got George Benson, we got Newman &amp Foster
We got the Brecker Brothers, and Hamptons bringing up the rear
All these bad cats, and more, are in the band now
They make the greatest sounds, you ever gonna hear

Hey Sookie Taudry, Jenny Diver, Polly Peachum, Old Miss Lulu Brown
Oh the line forms, on the right dear
Now that Macheath, I mean that man Macheath
Yeah hes bad, mercy mercy
Yeah hes badder than old Leroy Brown
You better lock your door, and call the law
Because Macheaths, that bum,
Hes back in town