One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe? And he keeps it out of sight You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though wears old MacHeath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red On a sidewalk, blue Sunday mornin' Lies a body just oozin' life Some, someone's sneakin' 'round a corner Could that someone be Old Mack the Knife? There's a tugboat down by the river, don't you know? Where a cement bag, just a'drooppin' on down Oh, that cement is just its there for the weight, dear
Five'll get you ten Old Macky's back in town D'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe After drawin' out all his hard earned cash And now MacHeath spend just like a sailor Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash? Jenny Diver, yeah, yeah, Sukey Tawdry Hello Miss Lotte Lenya, good evening Lucy Brown Oh that line forms, on the right, babe Now, that Macky's back in old biggest town I said, "Jenny Diver, look out too", Sukey Tawdry Sit back Miss Lotte Lenya and wait Old Lucy Brown I mean, I tell you that line forms way on the right, babe Now, that Macky's back in town Look out, Old Macky is back