Testo di Mach The Knife

Oh, the shark, has such teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, And he keeps it, ah, out of sight when that shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, wears old MacHeath, So there's never, a trace of red On the sidewalk on Sunday mornin', Lies a body just oozin' life And someone's sneakin' round the corner Is that be our boy Mack the Knife? From a tugboat, down by the river dontcha know Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down That cement's there, it's just 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, he spends just like a sailor Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash? Now Jenny Diver, ho, Sukey Tawdry Oh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Oh, the line forms on the right, Now that Macky's back in town