Mack The Knife lyrics Meaning

Michael B. Valentin

By Michael B. Valentin

Mack The Knife song by Bobby Darin from Primary Album Thats-all. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Murder Ballad, Jazz, Pop music. The Record company is unknown. Released on March 1959.

Mack the Knife
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Mack The Knife Meaning

[Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old Macheath, babe
And he keeps it outta sight

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

Now, on the side walk, ooh Sunday morning, uh huh
Lies a body just oozing life, eek
And someone’s sneaking ’round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

There’s a tugboat down by the river, don’t you know
Where a cement bag’s just a-drooping on down
Oh, that cement is just, it’s there for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten, ol’ Mackie’s back in town

Now did ya hear ’bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawing out all his hard earned cash
And now Macheath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done something rash?

Now, Jenny Diver, ho ho, Suky Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and ol’ Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackie’s back in town
, I said, Jenny Diver, woah, Suky Tawdry
Look out, Miss Lotte Lenya and ol’ Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Mackie’s back in town

Look out ol’ Mackie is back]

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Frequently posed queries

  1. Who is the person responsible for producing the lyrics of Mack The Knife?

    This lirics prodiucer by Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler & Nesuhi Ertegün.

  2. Who wrote the song Mack The Knife

    Mack The Knife song is written by Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht

Michael B. Valentin

Hello there! I'm Michael B. Valentin, a Canadian professional focused on the translation and adaptation of song lyrics into English. Explore my published work in the M Section on this site.

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