Oh, the shark, has such teeth, dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath,
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
when that shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, wears old MacHeath,
So there's never, a trace of red

On the sidewalk on Sunday mornin',
Lies a body just oozin' life
And someone's sneakin' round the corner
Is that be our boy Mack the Knife?

From a tugboat, down by the river dontcha know
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
That cement's there, it's just 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
Oh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right,
Now that Macky's back in town