Intro: Well, the shark has pretty teeth dear And he keeps them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath dear And he keeps it out of sight When the shark bites with his teeth dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves though wears old MacHeath dear So there's never a trace of red Sunday morning on the sidewalk Lies a body oozing life And some one's creeping around the corner Could that some one be Mack the knife From a tug boat on the river a cement Bag's dropping down The cement's just for the weight dear, five'll get You ten ol' Macky's back in town Louis Miller disappeared dear After drawing all his cash And old MacHeath spends like a sailor Did our boy do someting rash Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver, look out Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Well, the line forms on the right girls Now that Macky's back in town