Mack the Knife
Ruthie Foster
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Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has MacHeath, dear And it keeps it way out of sight When that shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows begin to spread Fancy gloves, wears old MacHeath, dear So there's never, never a trace of red On the sidewalk, on a Sunday mornin Lies a body oozin' life Someone's sneakin' around that corner can it be Mack the Knife? Tugboats down by the river don't you know There's a cement bag's dropping down Bobby Darin, Ella, Louis made a record of this song Now me and the fellas are trying not to break this song Now a phrase and a chorus, that I used to know now i'm swinging, and I'm bringing Oh you fine folks here at the Paramount can we bring a little big band, back to town I'd like to thank you for coming out to the Paramount Now that Macky's back in town Look out, old Macky is back
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Written by: Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein
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