Mack The Knife
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In 1959 Bobby Darin's version reached #1 & won Kurt Weill
him a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. (c)1928
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shark bites with his teeth dear, scar - let
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side - walk oh Sun - day morn - ing don't you know, lies a
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sneak - in' 'round the cor - ner, could that
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30 be our boy Mac the knife? From a D - 'ya hear 'bout Louis
get ya Ten, old Mack - ies's back in town.
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35 Mil - ler? He dis - ap - peared ba - by af - ter
Div - er, Oh, Su - key Taw - dry, Look out,
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line forms on the right, babe now that
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Mack - ie's back in town.
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Look out, old Mack - ie is back!
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