The Ballad Of Mack The Knife - From "The Threepenny Opera"

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Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear
 And he shows them 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 side walk Sunday mornin'
 Lies a body oozing life
 Someone sneakin' round the corner
 Is that someone Mack the Knife
 From a tugboat by the river
 A cement bag's droppin' down
 The cement's just for the weight dear
 Bet'ya Mackies back in town
 Louie Miller disappeared dear
 After drawing out his cash
 And Macheath spends like a sailor
 Did our boy do something rash
 Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver
 Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown
 Oh the line forms on the right dears
 Now that Mackies back in town
 Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear
 And he shows them pearly white
 Just a jackknife has Macheath dear
 And he keeps it out of sight
 Just a jackknife has Macheath dear
 And he keeps it out of sight

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Duration
03:19
Key
9
Tempo
78 BPM

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