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Well, the shark has pretty teeth dear and he keeps them pearly-white

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Just a jack-knife has old MacHeath dear and he keeps it out of sight

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When the shark bites with his teeth dear, scarlet billows start to spread

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Fancy gloves though wears old MacHeath dear, so there's never a trace of red

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Sunday morning, on the sidewalk, lies a body oozing life

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And someone's creeping „round the corner. Could that someone be Mack the Knife?

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From a tug boat on the river a cement bag's dropping down

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The cement's just for the weight, dear. I bet you Macky is back in town

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Louis Miller disappeared, dear, after drawing all his cash

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And old MacHeath spends like a sailor, did our boy do something rash?

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Jenny Diver; Sukey Tawdry; Lotte Lenya; Sweet Lucy Brown

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Well, the line forms on the right girls now that Macky's back in town!

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Jenny Diver; Sukey Tawdry; Lotte Lenya; Sweet Lucy Brown

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Well, the line forms on the right girls. You know that Macky.....................He‟s back in town