Oh the shark has such teeth, dear
  And he shows them pearly white
  Just a jack knife has old MacHeath, dear
  And he keeps it out of sight
    You know when the shark bites
  with his teeth, dear
  Scarlet billows start to spread
  Fancy gloves though wears MacHeath, dear
  So there's never, never a trace of red
    On the sidewalk, Sunday morning,
  Don't you know
  Lies a body oozing life
  Someone's sneaking round the corner
  Could that be our boy, Mack the knife?
    From a tug boat by the river
  There's a cement bag just dropping on down
  The cement's just for the weight, dear
  Bet you Mack is back in town
    Did you hear about Louie Miller he disappeared
  After drawing out all his hard earned cash
  And MacHeath spends like a sailor
  Could it be our boy did something rash?
    Jenny Diver, Sukey Tawdry
  Polly Peachum, and old Lucy Brown
  Oh the line forms on the right, babe
  Now that Mack is back in town
    Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver
  Polly Peachum, Lucy Brown
  Oh the line forms on the right, dear
  Now that Mack is back in town