JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Mack the Knife" atau dikenal juga dengan judul "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" adalah lagu yang berasal dari Jerman.
Lagu ini menjadi populer saat dinyanyikan Bobby Darin pada 1959 dalam albumnya That's All.
Berkat lagu ini Bobby mendapatkan penghargaan Grammy Award untuk Record of the Year dan Best New Artist.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu If I Were a Carpenter - Bobby Darin
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Mack the Knife" dari Bobby Darin:
C Dm
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
G7 C
And it shows them pearly white
Am Dm
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
G7 C
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
C Dm
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
G7 C
Scarlet billows start to spread
Am Dm
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
G7 C
So there's never, never a trace of red
C
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh,
Dm
whoo sunny morning, un huh
G7 C
Lies a body just oozin' life, eek
Am Dm
And someone's sneakin' 'round the corner
G7 C
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
C Dm
There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know
G7 C
Where a cement bag's just a'drooppin' on down
Am Dm
Oh, that cement is just, it's there for the weight, dear
G7 C
Five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in town
C Dm G7
Now d'ja hear 'bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
C
After drawin' out all his hard-earned cash
Am Dm
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
G7 C
Could it be our boy's done somethin' rash?
C Dm
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
G7 C
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Am Dm
Oh, the line forms on the right, babe
G7 C
Now that Macky's back in town