MACK THE KNIFE
Bobby Darin
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 ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe scarlet billows start to spread fancy gloves, oh, wears old macheath, babe so there's never, never a trace of red now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh lies a body just oozin' life, eek and someone's sneakin' 'round the corner could that someone be mack the knife there's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down oh, that cement is just, it's there for 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 just like a sailor could it be our boy's done somethin' rash now jenny diver, ho, ho, yeah, sukey tawdry ooh, miss lotte lenya and old lucy brown oh, the line forms on the right, babe now that macky's back in town i said jenny diver, whoa, sukey tawdry look out to miss lotte lenya and old lucy brown yes, that line forms on the right, babe now that macky's back in town look out, old macky's back307 jazz 50s americana best-evers Big Band billboard number ones bobby darin classics Cocktail Music crooner death fantastic favorites I adore this man jazz Khronophors Desert Island Trac kirryns music lounge male vocalists murder musical names no choice but to dance NOPE THIS SONG nostalgia oldies Perfection pop Rolling Stones Top 500 Songs o RS 500 sophistopop swanky swing thatgoddamnsong the lounge Vegas baby
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