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Lyrics by Brecht, Blitzestien
Music by Kurt Weill

Recorded by Bobby Darin in 1958.

Oh the shark babe, has such teeth dear And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has ol' MacHeath babe And he keeps it out of sight 

 

You know when that shark bites With his teeth babe Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves though, wears ol' MacHeath babe So there's never, never a trace of red

On the sidewalk, ooh Sunday morning uh-huh Lies a body just oozing life, eek! And someone's sneeking round the corner Could that someone be Mack the Knife

Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman.

Music by Scott Joplin (1899)

Named after a Sedalia, Missouri social club, the Maple Leaf Rag kicked off an entire era of ragtime music.

Music by Frank Mills (1973)

Early in 1976, Polydor, Frank Mill's music label, leased one of Mill's albums for distribution. For a single they chose two songs that had been showing a lot of airplay. The "A" side would be a lush, romantic ballad called "The Poet And Me," while the "B" side would be "a little funny piano tune" titled "Music Box Dancer."

Enter David Watts, rock deejay in Ottawa, and friendly acquaintance of Frank. After previewing the "A" side of the disk, Watts decided it was not for him, nor for his listeners. But for Frank's sake, he flipped the record over and played the "B" side on the air...and became the hit song it is today.

A Hawaiian classic!

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