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Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear, dear
And it shows them pearlywhite. white
Just a jackknife has oldMacheath{3}, babe, MacHeath, babe
And he keepsit-a, it, ah, out of sight. sight
Ya
You know when that shark bites with his teeth,babe, babe
Scarlet billows start tospread. spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears oldMacheath, babe, MacHeath, babe
So there's never, never a trace ofred. red
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh,woo, whoo sunny morning, un huh. huh
Lies a body just oozin' life,eek. eek
Andsomeone's someone抯 sneakin' ‘round 'round the corner, corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
There'shuh uh-hun,
Down huh, down by the river don'tcha know. know
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' ondown. down
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight,dear. dear
Five'll get ya ten oldMackheath's Macky's back in town. town
Now d'ja hear‘bout 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe, babe
After drawin' out all his hard-earnedcash. cash
And now MacHeath spends just like asailor, sailor
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
Now,Tawdry, Tawdry
Ooo,Lenya{4} Lenya and old Lucy Brown. Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right,babe, babe
Now thatMacheath's Macky's back in town. town
I said Jenny Diver, whoa, SukeyTawdry, Tawdry
Look outa-Miss to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown. Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right,babe, babe
Now thatMacheath's Macky's back in town. town
Look out,Mackheath is back!! Macky's back
And it shows them pearly
Just a jackknife has old
And he keeps
Ya
You know when that shark bites with his teeth,
Scarlet billows start to
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old
So there's never, never a trace of
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh,
Lies a body just oozin' life,
And
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
There's
Down
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight,
Five'll get ya ten old
Now d'ja hear
After drawin' out all his hard-earned
And now MacHeath spends just like a
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
Now,
Ooo,
Oh, the line forms on the right,
Now that
I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Sukey
Look out
Yes, that line forms on the right,
Now that
Look out,
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Bobby Darin Mack the Knife Recording details & track overview
[MACK THE KNIFE{1}]
Written by: Originally,
Bertolt Brecht (words-German) & Kurt Weil (music)-1928,
Marc Blitzstein (words-English)
Performed by: Bobby Darin{2}-1959
Appears on: That's All-1959, Darin at the Copa-1960, Live! At the Desert
Inn-1971, Greatest Hits-1985, The Ultimate Bobby Darin-1988, Mack the Knife
(1958-1961)-1991, Dream Lover-1997, Swing An' Slow-2006, et al.
{1}"Mack the Knife" was the opening number from the musical,
"Three Penny Opera," the English-language version of,
"Die Dreigroschenoper," which premiered in Berlin, Germany, in August of 1928.
{2}Other notable covers include: Louis Armstrong-1929, Ella Fitzgerald-1949,
The Dick Hayman Trio-1956, Frank Sinatra-1960, Marianne Faithfull-1997,
Lisa Stansfield-1999, Brian Setzer Orchestra-2000,
Jimmy Dale Gilmore-2000, Michael Bublé-2001,
Robbie Williams-2001, Westlife-2004.
{3}Macheath and Mackie Messer are the names of the character in the play in both
English and German, respectively. It's evident where the .....MORE.....(all Mack the Knife track/recording details) ←
Bobby Darin biography
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto, May 14, 1936–December 20, 1973), was an American singer, actor and musician.
Darin performed in a wide range of music genres, including pop, jazz, folk and country. Although unknown to his public, his health was dangerously fragile and strongly motivated him to succeed within the limited lifetime he feared he would, and ultimately did, have.
He was also an actor, singer/songwriter and music business entrepreneur. His wish for a legacy was, "...to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer." Among his many other contributions, he became a goodwill ambassador for the American Heart Association.
Early years: Bobby Darin was born to a poor, working-class, Italian-American family in the Bronx, New York. The person thought to be his father (who was actually his grandfather) died in jail a few months before he was born. It was the height of the Great Depression, and he once remarked that his .....MORE.....(full Bobby Darin biography) ←
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