Mack the Knife - Rickie Lee Jones

Oh, the shark has

A «perfect tooth-act»

He likes to show

The pearly whites

The jackknife

Has old MacHeath

And he keeps her

Out of sight

The shark bites

With her teeth, sir

Scarlet billows start

To spread

Fancy Gloves has

Old MacHeath

And there’s never-a-trace of red

Out on the sidewalk

On Sunday morning

Ah, a body, oozing life

Creeping 'round the corner

I wonder

If that someone is

Mack the Knife?

Hey, a tugboat

Went down on the river

There’s cement bag

A drooping on down

'Cause that cement is there

For the weight, dear

Five’ll get ya ten then

Mr. Mackie’s back in town

Did ya hear 'bout Louie Miller?

He disappeared

After drawing out

All his hard-earned cash

And his MacHeath

Spending like a sailor

Ya think that boy did something rash?

Jenny Diver, Suky Tawdry

Lookout Miss Lotte Lenya

And Miss Lucy Brown

Come on, the line forms

On the right

Now that Mackie’s back in town

Jenny Diver

Louis Armstrong

Bobby Darren

And your true Lee, yeah

They got this act down

On dear, 'ole Rampart Street

'Cause we all think that maybe

Mackie’s back

Shhh… Mackie is back