Mack the Knife

jean S. (Brunei Darussalam)
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  1. lotte
    fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
    Now … Jenny Diver … ho, ho … yeah … Sukey Tawdry
    Ooh … Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
    Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
    Now that Macky’s back in town.
  2. jackknife
    a large cutting tool with one or more folding blades
    Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
    And it shows them pearly white
    Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
    And he keeps it … ah … out of sight.
  3. tugboat
    a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
    A-there's a tugboat … huh, huh, huh … down by the river don’tcha know
    Where a cement bag’s just a'droopin' on down
    Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
    Five'll get ya ten old Macky’s back in town.
  4. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
    Now … Jenny Diver … ho, ho … yeah … Sukey Tawdry
    Ooh … Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
    Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
    Now that Macky’s back in town.
  5. pearly
    of a white the color of pearls
    Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
    And it shows them pearly white
    Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
    And he keeps it … ah … out of sight.
  6. diver
    someone who works underwater
    Now … Jenny Diver … ho, ho … yeah … Sukey Tawdry
    Ooh … Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
    Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
    Now that Macky’s back in town.
  7. mack
    a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
    And someone’s sneakin' ‘round the corner
    Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
  8. bout
    a period of indeterminate length marked by some condition
    Now, d'ja hear ‘bout Louie Miller?
  9. billow
    a large sea wave
    Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
    Scarlet billows start to spread
    Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
    So there’s nevah, nevah a trace of red.
  10. look out
    be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
    Aah … I said Jenny Diver … whoa … Sukey Tawdry
    Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
    Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
    Now that Macky’s back in town …

    Look out … old Macky is back!!
  11. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
    He disappeared, babe
    After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
    And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
    Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
  12. glove
    handwear: covers the hand and wrist
    Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
    Scarlet billows start to spread
    Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
    So there’s nevah, nevah a trace of red.
  13. sailor
    any member of a ship's crew
    He disappeared, babe
    After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
    And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
    Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
  14. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
    A-there's a tugboat … huh, huh, huh … down by the river don’tcha know
    Where a cement bag’s just a'droopin' on down
    Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
    Five'll get ya ten old Macky’s back in town.
  15. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    Ya know when that shark bites, with his teeth, babe
    Scarlet billows start to spread
    Fancy gloves, though, wears old MacHeath, babe
    So there’s nevah, nevah a trace of red.
  16. corner
    the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
    And someone’s sneakin' ‘round the corner
    Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
  17. hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    Now, d'ja hear ‘bout Louie Miller?
  18. get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    A-there's a tugboat … huh, huh, huh … down by the river don’tcha know
    Where a cement bag’s just a'droopin' on down
    Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
    Five'll get ya ten old Macky’s back in town.
  19. say
    utter aloud
    Aah … I said Jenny Diver … whoa … Sukey Tawdry
    Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
    Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
    Now that Macky’s back in town …

    Look out … old Macky is back!!
Created on Fri Nov 12 14:01:43 EST 2010

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