Mack The Knife 1928 Kurt Weill

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 01 Apr 2007
2007

Hey, the shark has pretty teeth dear,
and he shows 'em pearly white.
Just a jackknife has MacHeath dear,
and he keeps it out of sight.
When the shark bites with his teeth dear,
scarlet billows start to spread.
Fancy gloves though wears MacHeath dear,
so there's not a trace of red.

On the sidewalk, Sunday morning,
lies a body oozing life.
Someone's sneaking 'round the corner,
could that someone Mack the Knife?

From a tugboat by the river,
a cement bag's dropping down;
the cement's just for the weight dear,
Bet you Mackie's back in town.

Louie Miller, split the scene, babe,
after drawing out his cash.
And MacHeath spends like a sailor;
did our boy do something rash?
Sukie Tawdry, Jenny Diver,
Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown;
oh the line forms on the right dear,
now that Mackie's, back in town.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Mack The Knife 1928 Kurt Weill
from "The Threepenny Opera"
Music by Kurt Weill
orignal German Lyrics by Bertold Brecht
Eng. by Marc Blitzstein
© 1920 by the European American Music Corp - renewed
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 01 April 2007 at 12.01am
in association with Doug Grierson
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