Mack the Knife-Edward Kennedy Ellington

Mack The Knife - Ella Fitzgerald {spoken} thank you. wed like to do something for you now. We havent heard a girl sing it. and since its so popular, Wed like to try and do it for you. We hope we remember all the words.{} Oh, the shark has pearly teeth, dear And he shows them, pearly white Just a jack knife has macheath, dear And he keeps it out of sight Oh, the shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves though, wears macheath dear So theres not, not a trace of red On a sunday, sunday morning Lies a body, oozin life Someones sneaking round the corner Tell me could it be, could it be, could it be Mack the knife? Oh, whats the next chorus? To this song, now This is the one, now I don't know But it was a swinging tune And its a hit tune So we tried to do mack the knife Ah, louis miller Oh, something about cash Yeah, miller, he was spending that trash And macheath dear, he spends like a sailor Tell me, tell me, tell me Could that boy do, something rash Oh bobby darin, and louis armstrong They made a record, oh but they did And now ella, ella, and her fellas Were making a wreck, what a wreck Of mack the knife {louis armstrong imitation} Oh snookie taudry, bah bah bah nop do bo de do Bah bah bah nop do bo de do Just a jack knife has macheath, dear And do bo bo bah bah bah nop do bo de do {} So, youve heard it Yes, weve swung it And we tried to Yes, we sung it You won't recognize it Its a surprise hit This tune, called mack the knife And so we leave you, in berlin town Yes, weve swung old mack Weve swung old mack in town For the darin fans, And for the louis armstrong fans, too We told you look out, look out, look out Old macheaths back in town