Sting - the ballad of mack the knife

매력적인 외모를 가진 범죄자 맥 더 나이프가 이번 도시로 돌아오면서 그의 범죄와 비극적인 사건이 암시된다
영화와 음악에서도 다뤄진 이 이야기는 여러 아티스트들에 의해 재해석되었다
결국 예술가들이 표현하는 감정을 통해 원작을 더욱 깊게 이해하게 된다

Oh, the shark has pretty teeth dear
And he shows 'em, pearly white
Just a jack knife has Macheath dear
And he keeps it way out of sight
When that shark bites with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows begin to spread
Fancy gloves though has Macheath dear
So there's never, never a trace of red
On the sidewalk, one Sunday morning
Lies a body, oozin' life
Someone's sneaking 'round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife
From a tugboat, on the river going slow
A cement bag is dropping on down
You know that cement is for the weight dear
You can make a large bet Mackie's back in town
My man Louis Miller, he split the scene babe
After drawing out all the bread from his stash
Now Macheath spends like a sailor
Do you suppose our boy, he's done something rash
Old Satchmo, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darrin
Did this song nice, Lady Ella too
They all sang it, with so much feeling
That Old Blue Eyes, he ain't gonna add nothing new