Originally written for The Threepenny Opera about a stylish but lethal killer, "Mack the Knife" has become an American pop standard.
Performer
Blake Lewis - April 3, 2007
Songwriters
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht
Notable Recorded Versions
- Dick Hyman #8 Pop (1956)
- Louis Armstrong #20 Pop (1956)
- Bobby Darin #1 Pop (1959) Watch Video
- Ella Fitzgerald #27 Pop (1960)
Key Lyric Phrase
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it out of sight.
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