Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife

Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife

Well, the shark has pretty teeth dear,

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And he keeps them pearl - y white

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Just a jackknife has old MacHeath dear,

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And he keeps it out of sight.

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When the shark bites with his teeth dear,

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Scarlet billows start to spread

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Fancy gloves though wears old MacHeath dear,

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So there's never a trace of red

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Sunday morning on the sidewalk,

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Lies a body oozing life

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And some one's creeping around the corner,

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Could that some one be Mack the knife?

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From a tug boat on the river

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A cement bag's dropping down

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The cement's just for the weight dear,

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Five'll get you ten ol' Macky's back in town

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Louis Miller disappeared dear,

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After drawing all his cash

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And old MacHeath spends like a sailor --

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Did our boy do someting rash?

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Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver,

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Look out, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown

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Well, the line forms on the right girls,

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Now that Macky's back in town!