Mack the Knife-Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin's Mack the Knife

Youtube tried to remove the audio from this song but I know a "super secret" way to get the audio back. Yay!

Lyrics:

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 don'tcha 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!!

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[jenna tulls]

I should be writing up Uni work, Civil Engineering, but I'm here rooting through youtube looking up great and classic music. Some call it wasting time, me, I call it postponing something that will influence the remainder of my life for something much more worthwhile, plus everything in reality is simply wasting time for the inevitable, so fuck it all, sit back, drink a cold one and listen up

[unklegrumpy]

Big thumbs up on the mellifluous!

[Nate Yeager]

thats great, I can use a thesaurus too. bitch.

[Maurice Judge]

THE Threepenny Opera was based on the Beggars Opera (18th C London) and Macheath on Macbeth. Jenny Diver was an historical figure originating from the north of Ireland.Lotte Lenya's version will take you back to the cabaret of Weimar Berlin.Gloriously decadent,vulgar,dangerous and sensual.

[Gwendolyn Tanner]

He was taken far too soon </3

[WorldWarThree]

Actually Lotte Lenya was an actress who was married to the composer of this song, Kurt Weill, and starred in the original production of The Threepenny Opera which included this song. Louis Armstrong was the first to change the lyrics to substitute her name for one of the characters and Darrin and others did the same.

[Eric Charters]

uh huh. I think you are straddling the fundamental dichotomy of one's mandate to maximize the milking of the essentials of existence which prospect presents itself as ennui due to all choices appearing sisyphusean or unavoidably second best. I see you have grasped the basics. The only true escape is to alter the estate of mind.

[Tlaloc20101]

I was in my room at USC (University of Southern California) taking a break from studying Psychology. What a break! Thank you Bobby Darin for your contribution with Mack the Knife.

[fourfortysixpak1 .]

Awesome story friend got my interest fyI my old man and uncle used to bootleg back in the dirty thirtys and even sold hooch out of pop cooler at a greasy spoon too used to talk of Speak Easys etc Some things never change to this day all that stuff is still here lol

[stephen breeze]

 u waste ur time n enjoy

[rick smiff]

Jenny,Sukey and Lotte Lenya were the big time whores who were known for being the slickest pickpockets on lower broadway,MacHeath was pimping,selling foils of naughty salt(cocaine) and wasn't above the occasional murder.Some of the girls was "on the pipe"but it wasn't crack,but opium

[deaddirtycarnie]

I was just messing with you, man. My buddy Jim does the same. I do believe our friends know each other.