text: Two characters reminisce about "the two by four where [they] kept house" in this musical work's "Tango-Ballad."
full_question: Two characters reminisce about "the two by four where [they] kept house" in this musical work's "Tango-Ballad." In another scene, two men who had fought together in India sing about chopping up the the native population and eating them raw. A song imagining a "Black Freighter" massacring some rude hotel guests is sung at the main character's wedding. "Cannon Song" and (*) "Pirate Jenny" appear in this work, along with a murder ballad comparing the protagonist's jackknife to shark's teeth that was covered by Bobby Darin. Polly Peachum appears in this musical, which is a loose adaptation of an earlier John Gay work narrated by the Beggar. For 10 points, name this musical which contains "Mack the Knife," the first collaboration between Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.
first_sentence: Two characters reminisce about "the two by four where [they] kept house" in this musical work's "Tango-Ballad."
raw_answer: The Threepenny Opera [or Die Dreigoschenoper]