Armstrong, Louis - Mack The Knife Lyrics






Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear
And he shows them, pearly white
Just a jackknife has MacHeath, dear
And he keeps it out of sight

When the shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves though wears MacHeath, dear
So there’s not a trace, mmm of red

On the sidewalk, Sunday mornin', baby
Lies a body, oozin' life
Someone sneakin' around the corner
Is the someone, Mack the Knife?

From a tugboat, by the river
A cement bag's drooppin' down
Yeah, the cement's just for the weight, dear
Bet you Mack, he's back in town

Looky here Louie Miller, disappeared, dear
After drawing out his cash
And MacHeath spends like a sailor
Did our boy do somethin' rash?

Sukey Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Lotte Lenya, Sweet Lucy Brown
Oh, the line forms on the right, dears
Now that Mack, he's back in town

Take it, Satch





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  1. T.... T....

    Well if they tried to kill me sloppily lol sometimes you have to show them murder 101. As you can see I’m eclectic. My grandma told me. “ you know if you wanna hide something from most black folks put in a book” I bet these dummies wish they didn’t pull that on a language arts proficiency paraeducator. Lol I’m better at reading than spelling I promise lol

  2. S.... K....

    Thanks Araki, I cannot believe you pulled another one on us by having a racer be named Mack

  3. m.... ....

    bad version. didnt like.

  4. D.... P....

    And when the saints go marching in the last comment won’t be among them.

  5. m.... l....

    With all due respects to mr Sinatra and mr darin...this is THE version of mack!

  6. B.... H....

    How was this song not on Dexter?

  7. 6.... l....

    ...dude's got the most insane vibrato trills..

  8. A.... K....

    My dude who's got the Terminator smile looks like somebody's holding a gun to his head and say play or I kill your kids joke aside he's a great singer

  9. v.... ....

    and there's Satch showing his own pearly whites in almost every picture - that shark ain't got nothing on him

  10. M.... A....

    MacTonight

  11. J.... C....

    I saw him live in NYC At the Latin Quarter in Manhattan when I was in 7th grade. My Dad loved Trumpet Players He was from the Big Band Era. I was Blown Away. Thanks Dad.

  12. A.... L....

    exsqueeze me, these are the darin lyrics

  13. D.... t....

    I remember the McDonald's Mac tonight commercials. Then I knew McDonald's was part of the mob

    D.... t....

    Digging the west that moon head thing creeped me out as a kid lol

  14. y.... y....

    2019 anyone?

    y.... y....

    almost 2020. The line forms on the right babe..

  15. F.... S....

    Herr SATCHMO. 😎

  16. l.... s....

    QUE VIVA L.A

  17. C.... L....

    Big man that goes satchmo

  18. G.... H....

    Satchmo will never be forgotten. He invented cool.

  19. C.... L....

    Take it Satch.

  20. T.... T....

    Red roses too

  21. C.... T....

    2018 anyone?

  22. G.... P....

    Jimmy Smith and Armstrong été the Best performer or this song

  23. a.... ....

    Far as I'm concerned Bobby and Frank just couldn't touch this. lol

    a.... ....

    Not to demerit them, but I agree. Satch is outstanding!

    a.... ....

    Bobby Darrins versions just as good but damn I love louis Armstrong

  24. A.... A....

    ..this Melody so beauty

  25. N.... R....

    My dad showed me this song when I was little, can someone tell me what's this song about?

    N.... R....

    Nikola R
    Mack the Knife killed a guy then dumped his body in the river.

    N.... R....

    It's from The Threepenny Opera.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Threepenny_Opera

  26. A.... H....

    8/2/2018

  27. A.... M....

    I love this guy to death, but this song may just be creepier than most of Marilyn Manson’s songs.....

  28. L.... B....

    Louis was the best jazz musician ever. Change my mind

  29. M.... M....

    This is from the three penny opera. Written in Germany in the 1920s. The lyrics are a lot darker than what you have in the sanitised American version. Concerning murder and rape. Not a lot of people know this. The original sounds great. You can find it on utube with English subtitles.

    M.... M....

    Martin Mowbray the Spanish version Pedro Navaja does talk about violence.

  30. c.... ....

    Moonman

  31. T.... W....

    One of the all time great entertainers!

  32. m.... ....

    Louis Armstrong would be a hardcore gangsta rap nigga like Jeezy with that raspy ass voice if he was 20 years old today.

  33. c.... ....

    I did this parody of Gilligan's Island's lyrics to Mack the Knife's music - https://youtu.be/ZWGohEXgI-4

  34. S.... A....

    Don't make em like this any more, the world misses you louis

  35. S.... B....

    At the Dentist office listening to this. Ohhhhhh the Shark has pretty teeth dear.

  36. K.... M....

    My fave by Louis

  37. Y.... R....

    How can someone downvote this??? Seems like 24 people are afraid of the knife :D

  38. E.... -....

    Happy Smiling jazz Louie 🎺🎷

  39. E.... -....

    Golden years legend of jazz swing

  40. D.... L....

    This song is amazing ! I did a hiphop remix with it, check it out ! (Even if nothing compares the original)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO64H1A_29E

  41. S.... H....

    Thanks for this! What a national treasure that man was. My dad met him.

    S.... H....

    Sandra Hammond Really? What’s the story?

    S.... H....

    So did my grandpa

    S.... H....

    m caravan

  42. M.... C....

    ♡♡♡☆☆☆

  43. R.... C....

    I feel like I'm watching the opening credits of a Woody Allen film.

    R.... C....

    excellent!

    R.... C....

    Try Sidney Bechet

  44. t.... v....

    This song inspired Mac tonight.

  45. A.... M....

    Like the song 💕😊🦄✌🏾

  46. T.... T....

    Take it Satch

  47. M.... M....

    The first line is "Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear"

    M.... M....

    Michael Mooney he/she probably just copy it from bobby’s version and put it here.

  48. D.... C....

    best version

    D.... C....

    ¡Wonderful version!

  49. W.... M....

    The best version ever 😊

    W.... M....

    ¡Tu si sabes mi amigo!

    W.... M....

    William Michael mmmm. No.

    W.... M....

    Better than Bobby's, but I like the Mickey D's version.

  50. m.... r....

    Wolfenstine 2 babe

  51. J.... U....

    Literally i started tearing up listening to this

  52. S.... S....

    dig man there go's mack the knife

    S.... S....

    And dig man - I'm leaving in a hurry!

  53. J.... T....

    The name satchmo, comes from an abbreviation of satchel mouth, a nickname given to him by Bing Crosby due to the size of his lips. gotta admit, even for the times, that's a little racist from the whiter than white bing

    J.... T....

    No it comes from how his cheeks puffed out like a satchel because he played the trumpet so much. What's wrong for this generation to assume that something is racist

  54. F.... N....

    The late GREAT Satchmo.
    Shame the lyrics written above are out of whack.

    F.... N....

    I think he copied the bobby darin version for the lyrics

    F.... N....

    Bobby is good, but Satch is the best. You can read his right lyrics here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JQTx9hnMZw

  55. B.... K....

    the best😀

  56. D.... S....

    the best human who has ever lived same as fats domino

    D.... S....

    +vocaltalent1 Jesus was a fucking delusional man who founded a murderous, patriarchal cult of a religion. Mother Teresa is an extremely egregious inclusion on your list. She was a documented miser who ran a cult of suffering that included widespread medical malpractice. Her message to the poor and ill was, in effect, "accept your lot in life...God wants you to suffer." She was so miserly that she reused needles that weren't sterilized. Mama T displayed sadistic proclivities and her actions, message and example reinforced women's unjust position in Indian society. To include her on your list of those who "contributed to good health" is an outright falsehood. I'd take Louis Armstrong any day over either of them.

    D.... S....

    cgarnet01 found the triggered liberal

    D.... S....

    cgarnet01 you all right there? He only said a word

  57. W.... ....

    This dude already made America great.

    W.... ....

    And he smoked weed, so can we get that stuff legal. Honor him and make this place cool again.

    W.... ....

    @Shibidy The Wizard Joe He was on "What's My Line" in the 50s and left the show sayin "I'll get higher next time". Few things better than an undisturbed evening with a glass of wine and or wiskey, a joint, and some Louis Armstrong.

    W.... ....

    A to the faaaaackin men

    From all of London

    W.... ....

    You forget the real ones: Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Cochise. Etc.

  58. D.... L....

    He always has the biggest smile in the world on his face.

    D.... L....

    Smoked pot every day maybe thats why

    D.... L....

    @bert schmit that's mean

    D.... L....

    Hence the nickname Satchmo, Satchel Mouth.

    D.... L....

    Allison SoftHope mean how, it is true ;)

  59. L.... R....

    Genial!!!