Mack The Knife Lyrics - Peggy Lee

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 there's rarely, never one trace of red 

On the sidewalk, one Sunday mornin' 

Lies a body oozin' life 

Someone's sneaking 'round 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 

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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 ain't gonna add nothing new 

But with Quincy's big band, right behind me 

Swinging hard, Jack, I know I can't lose 

When I tell you, all about Mack the Knife babe 

It's an offer, you can never refuse 

We got George Benson, we got Newman & Foster 

We got the Brecker Brothers, and Hampton's bringing up the rear 

All these bad cats, and more, are in the band now 

They make the greatest sounds, you ever gonna hear 

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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 he's bad, mercy mercy 

Yeah he's badder than old Leroy Brown 

You better lock your door, and call the law 

Because Macheath's, that bum, 

He's back in town