Und der Haifisch, der hat Zähne und die trägt er im Gesicht

Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear
And he shows them pearly white
Just a jack knife has McHeath dear
And he keeps it out of sight

Und er hat Zähne mitten im Gesicht

Jenny Towler turned up lately
With a knife stuck through her breast
And a man walks the embankment
Nonchalantly unimpressed

Jenny ward gefunden mit ‘nem Messer in der Brust
Was war Dein Preis

And the ghastly fire in Soho
Seven children at a go
In the crowed stands Mack the Knife but he
Isn’t asked and he doesn’t know

Er weiss von gar nichts, Macky, das große Feuer in Soho,
sieben Kinder und ein Greiss

And the child bride in her nighties
Who’s assailant is still at large
Violated in her slumbers
Macky how much did you charge

Die minderjährige Witwe, jeder kennt sie, Macky,
was hast Du ihr angetan

For there are those in the darkness
And there are those in the night
One can see those in the bright light
But now those in the night

Und man sieht die im Lichte, die im Dunkeln sieht man nicht

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Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht
Music: Kurt Weill From: The Threepenny Opera
English adaptation: Marc Blitzstein