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Mack The Knife - Live At The Meadowlands Arena/1986
Frank Sinatra
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The shark has pretty teeth, dear, and he shows 'em, pearly white
Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear, and he keeps it way out of sight
When that shark bites with his teeth
Dear, scarlet billows begin to spread
Fancy white gloves, though, has Macheath
Dear, so there's never, never one trace of red
On the sidewalk, one Sunday morning, lies a body oozing life
Someone's sneaking 'round the corner - could that
Someone perhaps perchance be Mack the Knife?
From a tugboat on the river, going slow
A cement bag, it is dropping down
But the cement is just for the weight, dear -
You can make a big bet Macheath's back in town!
My man Louie Miller, he split the scene, babe
After drawing out all the bread from his stash
Now Macheath spends just like a pimp, babe
Do you suppose this bum, he did something rash?
Ole Satchmo, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darrin
They did this song nice, Lady Ella too
They all sang it with so much feeling
That ole blue eyes, he ain't gonna add nothing new
But with this great big band right behind me
Swingin' hard, Jack, I know I can't lose
And when I tell you all about Mack the Knife, babe
It's an offer, hey, you can't refuse
We got Don Baldini, we got William Miller
We got Tony Mottola, Irv Kotler bringing up the rear
All these bad cats are in this band now
They make the greatest sound you ever gonna hear
Slooke, Partridge, Benny Diver
Polly Peachum, Miss Lulu Brown
Hey, the line forms here on the right, dear
Because Macheath, yeah, that bum is back in town
He's a mother, he's better than old Leroy Brown
You better lock your door and call the law
Because Macheath, he is back in town
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