Mack the Knife
The Platters
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Oh the shark has, pretty teeth, baby And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife, has MacHeath, dear And he keeps it, out of sight When the shark bites with his teeth, baby Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though, wears MacHeath, dear So there's not, a trace of red On the sidewalk, Sunday morning Lies a body oozin' life Someones sneakin' 'round the corner Is that someone, Mack the Knife? From a tugboat, by the river A cement bags drooppin' down The cement's just, for the weight, dear Bet you Mackys back in town The cement's just, for the weight, dear Bet you Mackys back in tow-ow-own
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Written by: Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein
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