Music Video

Louis Armstrong and the All Stars 1956 Mack The Knife (Live)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Trumpet
Trummy Young
Trummy Young
Trombone
Arvell Shaw
Arvell Shaw
Bass
Edmond Hall
Edmond Hall
Clarinet
Billy Kyle
Billy Kyle
Piano
Barrett Deems
Barrett Deems
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill
Composer
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Composer
Marc Blitzstein
Marc Blitzstein
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Recording 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 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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