Mack The Knife Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACAC DEFE FGAG AHFH FGAG| Oh the shark has pretty teeth dear | A |
| And he shows them pearly white | B |
| Just a jack knife has Macheath dear | A |
| And he keeps it out of sight | B |
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| When the shark bites with his teeth dear | A |
| Scarlet billows start to spread | C |
| Fancy gloves though wears Macheath dear | A |
| So there's not a trace of red | C |
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| On the side walk Sunday morning | D |
| Lies a body oozing life | E |
| Someone's sneaking 'round the corner | F |
| Is that someone Mack the Knife | E |
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| From a tugboat by the river | F |
| A cement bag's dropping down | G |
| The cement's just for the weight dear | A |
| Bet you Mackie's back in town | G |
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| Louie Miller disappeared dear | A |
| After drawing out his cash | H |
| And Macheath spends like a sailor | F |
| Did our boy do something rash | H |
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| Sukey Tawdry Jenny Diver | F |
| Polly Peachum Lucy Brown | G |
| Oh the line forms on the right dear | A |
| Now that Mackie's back in town | G |
Bertolt Brecht
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