Released: November 19, 2001
Songwriter: Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill Marc Blitzstein
Mack The Knife
Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And he shows them, pearly white
Just a jackknife has MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, its old MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red
On the sidewalk, oh, Sunday morning, dontcha know
Lies a body just oozin' life
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
Could that be our boy, Mack the knife?
From a tug boat, down by the river, dontcha know
There's a cement bag just dropping on down
That cement's there, it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Mack, he's back in town
D'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller, he disappeared, baby
After drawing out all, his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends, he spends just like a, like a sailor
Could it be, could it be, could it be, our boy's done something rash?
Now Jenny Diver, oh Sukey Tawdry
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya, and ole Lucy Brown
Yeah, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town
I said Jenny Diver, woah, oh Sukey Tawdry
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya, and ole Lucy Brown
Yeah the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's, back in town...
Look out, old Macky is back, wow!
Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And he shows them, pearly white
Just a jackknife has MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, its old MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace of red
On the sidewalk, oh, Sunday morning, dontcha know
Lies a body just oozin' life
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
Could that be our boy, Mack the knife?
From a tug boat, down by the river, dontcha know
There's a cement bag just dropping on down
That cement's there, it's there for the weight, dear
Five'll get ya ten old Mack, he's back in town
D'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller, he disappeared, baby
After drawing out all, his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends, he spends just like a, like a sailor
Could it be, could it be, could it be, our boy's done something rash?
Now Jenny Diver, oh Sukey Tawdry
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya, and ole Lucy Brown
Yeah, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's back in town
I said Jenny Diver, woah, oh Sukey Tawdry
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya, and ole Lucy Brown
Yeah the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky's, back in town...
Look out, old Macky is back, wow!
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- It Was a Very Good Year
- One for My Baby
- Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me
- Mr. Bojangles
- Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
- Straighten Up and Fly Right
- Let’s Face the Music and Dance
- I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen
- Eternity (Orchestral version)
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- Me and My Shadow
- Well, Did You Evah!
- Mack the Knife
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- That’s Life
- Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
- Things
- My Way
- Beyond the Sea
- Somethin’ Stupid
From the album
- Swing When You’re Winning (2001)
Robbie Williams popular songs
- Party Like a Russian
- Angels
- Candy
- Feel
- Rock DJ
- She’s the One
- Love My Life
- Come Undone
- Supreme
- Better Man
- Kids
- Let Me Entertain You
- Tripping
- Somethin’ Stupid
- Millennium
- Advertising Space
- Me and My Monkey
- The Road to Mandalay
- A Man for All Seasons
- Heavy Entertainment Show
- You Know Me
- Go Gentle
- Sexed Up
- Bodies