Ella Fitzgerald feat. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra & Jimmy Jones Trio - Mack the Knife (From "Die Dreigroschenoper") (Live (7/28/66/Juan-Les-Pins)) Lyrics

Lyrics Mack the Knife (From "Die Dreigroschenoper") (Live (7/28/66/Juan-Les-Pins)) - Ella Fitzgerald , Duke Ellington Orchestra



Thank you, thank you ladies and gentlemen
Thank you, we'd like to do something for you now
We haven't heard a girl sing it and since it's so popular
We'd like to try and do it for you
We hope we remember all the words
Oh the shark has pearly teeth, dear
And he shows them, pearly white
Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear
And he keeps it out of sight
Oh the shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves though, wears Macheath dear
So there's not, not a trace of red
On a Sunday, Sunday morning lies a body, oozin' life
Someone's sneaking 'round the corner
Tell me could it be, could it be, could it be
Mack the Knife?
Oh what's the next, to this song, now
This is the one, now I don't know
But it was a swinging tune and it's a hit tune
So we tried to do Mack the Knife
Ah, Louis Miller, oh, something about cash
Yeah, Miller, he was spending that trash
And Macheath dear, he spends like a sailor
Tell me, tell me, tell me could that boy do, something rash?
Oh Bobby Darin and Louis Armstrong
They made a record, oh but they did
And now Ella, Ella, and her fellas
We're making a wreck, what a wreck of Mack the Knife
Oh Snookie Taudry, bah bah bah nop do bo de do
Bah bah bah nop do bo de do
Just a jack knife has Macheath, dear
And do bo bo bah bah bah nop do bo de do
So, you've heard it, yes, we've swung it
And we tried to, yes, we sung it
You won't recognize it, it's a surprise hit
This tune, called Mack the Knife
And so we leave you, in Berlin town
Yes, we've swung old Mack, we've swung old Mack in town
For the Darin fans and for the Louis Armstrong fans, too
We told you look out, look out, look out old Macheath's back in town



Writer(s): Marc Blitzstein


Ella Fitzgerald feat. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra & Jimmy Jones Trio - Côte d'Azur Concerts On Verve
Album Côte d'Azur Concerts On Verve
date of release
29-09-1998

1 Blue Fuse, No. 2 (Rehearsal (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
2 Diminuendo In Blue / Blow By Blow (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
3 Blue Fuse, No. 1 (Rehearsal (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
4 Caravan (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
5 Rose of the Rio Grande (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur) Duplicate)
6 Tutti for Cootie (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
7 Skin Deep (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
8 Passion Flower (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
9 Tingling Is a Happiness (Rehearsal (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
10 Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
11 Wings and Things (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
12 The Star Crossed Lovers (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
13 Such Sweet Thunder (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
14 Madness In Great Ones (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
15 Kinda Dukish / Rockin' In Rhythm (Live (7/26/66-Cote D'Azur))
16 Main Stem (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
17 Black & Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call / The Mooche (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
18 West Indian Pancake (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
19 El Viti (LIve (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
20 The Opener (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
21 La Plus Belle Africaine (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
22 Azure (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
23 Duke Ellington Introduces Ella Fitzgerald (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
24 Let's Do It (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
25 Satin Doll (Live (Cote D'Azur July 27, 1966))
26 Cotton Tail (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
27 Take The "A" Train (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
28 Such Sweet Thunder (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
29 Half the Fun (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
30 Madness in Great Ones (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
31 The Star Crossed Lovers (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
32 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
33 Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
34 Wings and Things (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
35 Kinda Dukish / Rockin' in Rhythm (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
36 Chelsea Bridge (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
37 Skin Deep (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
38 Sophisticated Lady (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
39 Jam With Sam (Live (7/27/66-Cote D'Azur))
40 Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Live (1966/Juan-Les-Pins))
41 Soul Call - Live At Cote D'Azur, France, 7/28/1966
42 West Indian Pancake (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
43 El Viti (A.K.A. "The Matador") (Incomplete Live Version (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
44 The Opener (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
45 La Plus Belle Africaine (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
46 Take the "A" Train (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
47 Trombonio-Bustoso-Issimo (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
48 Such Sweet Thunder (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
49 Half the Fun (Live (7/28//66-Cote D'Azur))
50 Madness In Great Ones (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
51 The Star-Crossed Lovers (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
52 Prelude To A Kiss (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
53 Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
54 The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
55 Thou Swell (Incomplete) (Incomplete Live Version (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
56 Satin Doll (Live (Cote D'Azur July 28, 1966))
57 Wives and Lovers (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
58 Something to Live For (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
59 Let's Do It (LIve (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
60 The More I See You (Live (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))
61 Goin' Out of My Head (Live)
62 So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba) (Live (1966/Juan-les-Pins))
63 Lullaby of Birdland (Live (1966/Juan-Les-Pins))
64 How Long Has This Been Going On? (Live (1966/Juan-Les-Pins))
65 Mack the Knife (From "Die Dreigroschenoper") (Live (7/28/66/Juan-Les-Pins))
66 Black & Tan Fantasy / Creole Love Call / The Mooche (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
67 Soul Call - Live At Cote D'Azur, France, 7/29/1966
68 West Indian Pancake (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
69 El Viti (A.K.A. "The Matador") (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
70 La Plus Belle Africaine (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
71 Such Sweet Thunder (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
72 Half the Fun (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
73 Madness In Great Ones (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
74 The Star-Crossed Lovers (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
75 Wings And Things (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
76 Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
77 Thou Swell (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
78 Satin Doll (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
79 Wives and Lovers (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
80 Something to Live For (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
81 Let's Do It (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
82 Sweet Georgia Brown - Live At Cote D'Azur, France, 7/29/1966
83 Goin' Out of My Head (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
84 So Danco Samba (Jazz Samba) (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
85 Lullaby of Birdland (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
86 Moment of Truth (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
87 Misty (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
88 Mack the Knife (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
89 Cotton Tail (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
90 The Trip (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
91 Jive Jam (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
92 All Too Soon (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
93 The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
94 It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
95 Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (Live (7/29/66-Cote D'Azur))
96 The Old Circus Train Turn-Around Blues (Rehearsal (7/28/66-Cote D'Azur))



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