oh the shark babe has such teeth dear and he shows them pearly white just a jackknife has old macheath babe and he keeps it ah out of sight ya know when that shark bites with his teeth dear scarlet billows start to spread fancy gloves oh wears old macheath babe so there s never never a trace of red on the sidewalk on sunday mornin don t you know lies a body just oozin life and someone s sneakin round the corner could that be our boy mack the knife from a tugboat down by the river dontcha know where a cement bag s just a droopin on down that cement s there it s there for the weight dear five ll get ya ten old macky s back in town now d ja hear bout louie miller he disappeared babe after drawin out all his hard earned cash and now macheath spends he spends just like a sailor could it be our boy s done somethin rash now jenny diver ho sukey tawdry ooh miss lotte lenya and old lucy brown oh the line forms on the right babe now that macky s back in town i said jenny diver whoa sukey tawdry look out to miss lotte lenya and old lucy brown yes that line forms on the right babe now that macky s back in town look out old macky s back 