Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it out of sight.

You know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
So there’s never, never ever a trace of red.

On the sidewalk, one sunny mornin’ 
Lies a body just oozin' life 
And someone’s sneakin' ‘round the corner
Could that someone perhaps by chance be Mack the Knife?

A-there's a tugboat down by the river going slow
Where a cement bag’s just drooping on down
Oh, that cement is there strictly for the weight, dear
Five I'll get you ten old Macky’s back in town.

Do you hear about Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawing out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath babe spends just like a sailor
Could it be, could it be our boy's done something rash?

Now our girl Jenny Diver, ho yeah Sukey Tawdry 
Ooh Miss Lotte Lenya, yeah Lotte, and old Lucy Brown 
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky, yeah ol’ Macky’s back in town.
I said Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and not to mention old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town  

Look out
old Macky is back