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The song was composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics written by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 music drama called The Threepenny Opera. Louis Armstrong recorded a version of this classic composition that originated from the theatrical production.
Lyrics ↗What the lyrics are about
The song's lyrics describe a knife-wielding criminal operating in the London underworld who goes by the name Macheath, known as "Mack the Knife."
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