*** Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars Mack the knife

Текст песни "*** Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars — Mack the knife"

Trumpet intro

Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear,
And he shows them a'pearly white,
Just a jack-knife has Mack 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 Mack Heath, dear,
So there’s not a trace, hm-mm, of re-ed...

On the sidewalk Sunday morning
Lies a body oozin’ life.
Someone’s sneakin’ ’round the corner...
Is the someone Mack the Knife?

Mm, from a tugboat by the river-wo-wo
A cement bag’s droopin’ down -
Yes, 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 Mack Heath 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 Macky’s back in town!

(Take it, Satch!)

< Rich orchestration, trumpet solo >