“Just a jackknife has Mack Heath and it keeps it out of sight.”
My brain insisted that I do the next line.
McDonald’s took that song about a robber who murdered his victims with a knife and used it to sell hamburgers under the new title “Mac Tonight.”
Great song, with Brecht at his most cynical.
Now did ya hear about Louie Miller?
He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Lotte Lenya version.
Lotte Lenya includes the last verse, usually censored in the English version.
Mackie, welches war dein Preis? (Mackie, what was your prize?)
Comics I Don't Understand 
There’s a new musical about Bobby Darin in New York. Here’s a review:
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/26/just-in-time-broadway-play-review
The Mutt and Jeff made me chuckle a bit.
“Just a jackknife has Mack Heath and it keeps it out of sight.”
My brain insisted that I do the next line.
McDonald’s took that song about a robber who murdered his victims with a knife and used it to sell hamburgers under the new title “Mac Tonight.”
Great song, with Brecht at his most cynical.
Now did ya hear about Louie Miller?
He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Lotte Lenya version.
Lotte Lenya includes the last verse, usually censored in the English version.
Mackie, welches war dein Preis? (Mackie, what was your prize?)