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Louis Armstrong - Mack The Knife (Live At The BBC)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Trumpet
Tyree Glenn
Tyree Glenn
Trombone
Joe Muranyi
Joe Muranyi
Clarinet
Marty Napoleon
Marty Napoleon
Piano
Buddy Catlett
Buddy Catlett
Bass
Danny Barcelona
Danny Barcelona
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marc Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein
Songwriter
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill
Songwriter
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ricky Riccardi
Ricky Riccardi
Producer
Ken Druker
Ken Druker
Producer
Kevin Reeves
Kevin Reeves
Mixing Engineer

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
Oh, on the sidewalk, Sunday mornin'
Lies a body, oozin' life
Someone sneakin' 'round the corner
Is that someone Mack the Knife? Yeah
From a tugboat by the river, baby
A cement bag droopin' down
And the cement's for the weight, dear
Bet you Mack, he's back in town, yes
Louie Miller disappeared, dear
After drawing out all his cash
And MacHeath spends like a sailor
Did our boy do somethin' rash?
Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver
Lotte Lenya, sweet Lucy Brown
Oh, the line dance on the right, dear
Now that Mackheath's back in town
Written by: Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill

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