[N/C] Well, the [C6] shark has pretty [Dm] teeth dear
and he [G7] keeps them pearly- [C6] white
Just a [Am] jack-knife has old Mac [Dm] Heath dear
and he [G7] keeps it out of [C6] sight
[N/C] When the [C6] shark bites with his [Dm] teeth dear,
scarlet [G7] billows start to [C6] spread
Fancy [Am] gloves though wears old Mac [Dm] Heath dear,
so there's [G7] never a trace of [C6] red
[N/C] Sunday [C6] morning, on the [Dm] sidewalk,
lies a [G7] body oozing [C6] life
And someone's [Am] creeping „round the [Dm] corner.
Could that [G7] someone be Mack the [C6] Knife?
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[N/C] From a [C6] tug boat on the [Dm] river
a ce[G7] ment bag's dropping [C6] down
The ce[Am] ment's just for the [Dm] weight, dear.
I bet you [G7] Mackyis back in [C6] town
[N/C] Louis [C6] Miller disap[Dm] peared, dear,
after [G7] drawing all his [C6] cash
And old Mac[Am] Heath spends like a [Dm] sailor,
did our [G7] boy do something [C6] rash?
[N/C] Jenny [C6] Diver; Sukey[ C6] Tawdry; Lotte [G7] Lenya; Sweet Lucy [C6] Brown
Well, the [Am] line forms on the [Dm] right girls
now that [G7] Macky's back in [C6] town!
Instrumental Verse
[N/C] Jenny [C6] Diver; Sukey [Dm] Tawdry; Lotte [G7] Lenya; Sweet Lucy [C6] Brown
[Am] [Dm] [G] [G] [!STOP!] [C]
Well, the [Am] line forms on the [Dm] right girls. You know that [G] Macky.
[G7].........!STOP!........... He's back in [C] town!