| C | Dm | |
| 1. | Oh the shark bites with his | teeth dear, |
| G7 | C | |
| And he | shows them, pearly | white. |
| Am | Dm | |
| Just a | jack-knife has old | Mack Heath babe, |
| G7 | C | |
| And he | keeps it outta | sight. |
| NC C Dm |
| 2. You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe, |
| G7 | C | |
| Scarlet | billows start to | spread, |
| Am | Dm | |
| Fancy | gloves, though, wears Mack | Heath babe, |
| G7 | C | |
| So there's | never, never a trace of | red. |
| C | Dm | |
| 3. Now on the | sidewalk, oh on Sunday | morning (don't ya know) |
| G7 | C | |
| Lies a | body, just oozin' | life, |
| Am | Dm | |
| Yeah, someone's | sneakin' 'round the | corner, |
| G7 | C | |
| Could that | someone be Mack the | Knife? |
| C | Dm | |
| 4.There's a | tugboat down by the | river, (don't 'cha know?) |
| G7 | C | |
| With a | cement bag, just-a droopin' on | down. |
| Am | Dm | |
| Oh, that | cement is just for the | weight, dear, |
| G | G7 | C | |
| Five'll get ya | ten ol' M | ackie's back in t | own. |
| C | |
| 5.Now you | heard about Louie Miller, |
| Dm | G7 | |
| He dis | appeared, babe, after | drawin' out, |
| C | |
| All his | hard earned cash. |
| Am | Dm | |
| And now Mack | he spends just like a | sailor, |
| G7 | C | |
| Could it | be our boy's done somethin' | rash? |
| C | Dm | |
| 6.Now Jenny | Diver, oh, Sookey | Tawdry, |
| G7 | C | |
| Polly | Peachum and old Lucy | Brown, |
| Am | Dm | |
| Oh the | line forms on the | right, babe, |
| G7 | C | |
| Now that old | Mackie's back in | town. |
| REPEAT 6th VERSE and ADD: |
| C | |
| Now that old Mackie's Back! |
| A golden oldie from Kraziekhat! |