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Ella Fitzgerald MacK the Knife Live in Berlin Audio Flac
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Performer
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Orchestra
Jimmy Jones Trio
Jimmy Jones Trio
Ensemble
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marc Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein
Songwriter
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill
Songwriter
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Producer

Lyrics

"Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jack-knife has Mac-heath, 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 Mac-heath, dear
So there's not a trace, not a trace of red
On the sidewalk on a Sunday morning
Lies a body oozing life
Someone's sneaking 'round that corner
Tell me could it be, could it be Mack the Knife
On a tugboat down by the river, don't you know
A cement bag's dropping down
The cement's just for the weight, dear
Bet you that cat called Mack-heath, oh Mack-heath, he's back in town
(Improvisation)
Oh Mack-heath's back in town
He's back, he's back, he's back, he's back
He's back, he's back, he's back, he's back, he's back, he's back in town
Mack-heath's back in town"
Written by: Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
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