![]() "Mack the Knife" Album by Bobby Darin (1959) |
![]() Bobby Darin singing "Mack the Knife" (1970) |
![]() Bobby Darin (1936-1973) |
Preface: For Song #56, I've selected
Bobby Darin
singing
"Mack the Knife" (1970).
The song was composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama The Threepenny Opera.
Most popular version of the song was by Bobby Darin in 1959, whose recording became
a number one hit in the US & UK and earned him two Grammys. This song
was prompted by Ann sending me a photo after I told her about
"Double-Ten" holiday,
celebrating Republic of China's independence. Her photo was taken in China on
10-10-2013, showing a foggy
scene with Sun in the horizon. It conjured up serial killers roaming streets stalking their victims. Wrote the poem "Mack the Knife" a few days later (10-13-2023). Here is Bobby Darin singing this song. Lyrics. |
Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old Macheath, babe And he keeps it outta sight You know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though, wears ol' Macheath, babe So there's never, never a trace of red Now, on the side walk, ooh Sunday morning, uh huh Lies a body just oozing life, eek And someone's sneaking 'round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife? There's a tugboat down by the river, don't you know Where a cement bag's just a-drooping on down Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear Five'll get ya ten, ol' Mackie's back in town Now did ya hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe After drawing out all his hard earned cash And now Macheath spends just like a sailor Could it be our boy's done something rash? Now, Jenny Diver, ho ho, Suky Tawdry Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and ol' Lucy Brown Oh, the line forms on the right, babe Now that Mackie's back in town I said, Jenny Diver, woah, Suky Tawdry Look out, Miss Lotte Lenya and ol' Lucy Brown Yes, that line forms on the right, babe Now that Mackie's back in town Look out ol' Mackie is back © Peter Y. Chou WisdomPortal.com October 15, 2023 |
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