Song Lyrics Fitzgerald Ella - Mack The Knife    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> F>> Fitzgerald Ella Singer Lyrics [Fitzgerald Ella other resources]>> Mack The Knife Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Fitzgerald Ella Music Title/Track: Mack The Knife Theme ID: 601 Album: N/A Mack the Knife -Artist: Bobby Darin -the # 5 song of the 1955-1959 rock era -was # 1 for 9 weeks in 1959 -original Words by Berthold Brecht and Music by Kurt Weill. English words added --by Marc Blitzstein -written in 1928 as "Moritat" or "Theme From the Threepenny Opera" a/k/a "The -Beggar's Opera" and introduced in that production by Weill's wife, Lotte Lenya 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 back!! Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz ronhontz@worldnet.att.net Related Lyrics Random lyrics: My Funny Valentine, My Heart Stood Still, My Melancholy Baby, My One and Only, My Reverie, My Romance, My Shining Hour, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Night And Day, No Strings, Now It Can Be Told, Of Thee I Sing, Of Thee I Sing (Baby), Oh, Doctor Jesus, Oh Lady Be Good, Oh, So Nice!, Once I Loved, One For My Baby (And One More For The Road), Our Love Is Here To Stay, Out of Nowhere, Out Of This World, Over The Rainbow, Perdido, Prelude To A Kiss, Reaching For The Moon, Remember, Remind Me, Rocks In My Bed, Russian Lullaby, Sam And Delilah, Satin Doll, Sentimental Journey, Signing Off, Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance), Sing My Heart, Sing Song Swing, Skylark, Slap That Bass, Slumming On Park Avenue, So In Love, Solitude, Somebody From Somewhere, Somebody Loves Me, Someone to Watch Over Me, Soon, Sophisticated Lady, Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most, Spring Is Here, Stairway to the Stars, Stardust, Other Fitzgerald Ella song Lyrics (I Was) Born To Be Blue Lyrics A-Tisket A-Tasket Lyrics A Fine Romance Lyrics A Foggy Day Lyrics A Night In Tunisia Lyrics A Ship Without A Sail Lyrics A Woman Is A Sometime Thing Lyrics Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Lyrics Ace In The Hole Lyrics Aint Misbehavin Lyrics Alexanders Ragtime Band Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Ella Fitzgerald Lyrics Ella Fitzgerald And The Ink Spots Lyrics Ella Ja Aleksi Lyrics Ella Mae Morse Lyrics Ellen Lyrics Ellen Foley Lyrics Ellen Gee Lyrics Ellen Ten Damme Lyrics Eller Cassia Lyrics F2b Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy