lay way back you cats dig in live a while yes mr mack is movin in though the shark has pretty teeth dear and he shows em pearly whites just a jackknife has mac heath dear and he keeps it well out of sight when the shark bites with his teeth dear scarlet billows start to spread fancy gloves though wears mac heath dear so there s not a trace of red on the sidewalk sunday mornin lies a body oozin life someones sneakin round the corner is that someone mack the knife from a tugboat by the river a cement bag droppin down the cement that s just for the weight dear i ll bet you macky s back in town mr miller disappeared dear after drawin out all of his cash went tap city and mac heath spends like a sailor did our boy do somethin rash sukey tawdry jenny diver polly peacham miss lucy brown oh the line forms on the right dear now that macky s back in town