| 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, ah, out of sight | 
| You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe | 
| Scarlet billows start to spread | 
| But fancy gloves though wears old MacHeath, babe | 
| So there’s never, never a trace of red, darling | 
| Let the thing swing | 
| On the sidewalk, huh, huh, who Sunday morning, uh huh | 
| Lies a body just oozin' life, eek | 
| And someone’s sneakin' 'round the corner | 
| Tell me, could that someone be 'Mack The Knife'? | 
| There’s a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don’t you know? | 
| Where a cement bag’s just a hangin' on down | 
| Oh, that cement is there strictly for the weight, dear | 
| Five’ll get you ten old Macky’s back in town | 
| Did you hear 'bout Louie Miller? | 
| He done disappeared, dear | 
| After drawin' out, feels good, all his hard earned cash | 
| And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor | 
| Could it be our boy’s done something rash? | 
| Come on, come on | 
| Jenny Diver, ho, ho, ho, Sukey Tawdry | 
| Hello Miss Lotte Lenya, good evening, Lucy Brown | 
| Oh, the line forms way on the right, babe | 
| And now that Macky’s back in olderly town | 
| I said, «Jenny Diver, look out, Sukey Tawdry | 
| Stay back, Lotte Lenya, move it over Lucy Brown | 
| Oh the line forms way beyond the right, babe | 
| And now that Macky’s back in town» | 
| Look out, old Macky is back! |