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Artist/Band: Leonard Cohen
Lyrics for Song: Do I Have To Dance All Night
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Leonard Cohen



I'm Forty-One, the moon is full,

you make love very well.

You touch me like I touch myself,

I like you Mademoiselle.

You're so fresh and you're so new,

I do enjoy you, Miss.

There's nothing I would rather do

than move around just like this

But do I have to dance all night?

But do I have to dance all night?

Ooh tell me, Bird of Paradise,

do I have to dance all night?

You never really have to tell me what

you really think of me - alright.

Let's say I'm doing fine,



but do I have to dance all night?

Do I have to dance all night? ...

I learned this step a while ago.

I had to practice it while everybody slept.

I waited half my life for you, you know,

I didn't even think that you'd accept.

And here you are before me in the flesh

saying "Yes, yes, yes!"

But do I have to dance all night? ...

I learned this step a while ago ...

But do I have to dance all night? ...


Do I Have To Dance All Night

Leonard Cohen's "Do I Have To Dance All Night" stands as a quintessential example of his late-career introspection, blending folk-rock with a hauntingly intimate vocal delivery. Recorded during the final years of his life, the track reflects the artist's deep engagement with themes of mortality, spiritual longing, and the human condition. Cohen's signature use of metaphor and biblical allusion permeates the lyrics, transforming a simple question about obligation into a profound meditation on the soul's restlessness. The recording captures the raw, unpolished aesthetic that defined his later work, prioritizing emotional authenticity over commercial production. As part of his extensive discography, the song exemplifies his ability to distill complex existential questions into accessible, resonant music that continues to influence artists across genres.


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - Leonard Cohen


Leonard Cohen
"Other Songs - Leonard Cohen"


1. A Thousand Kisses Deep
2. Ain't No Cure For Love
3. Alexandra Leaving
4. Because Of
5. Boogie Street
6. By The Rivers Dark
7. Chelsea Hotel No.2
8. Famous Blue Raincoat
9. First We Take Manhattan
10. Go No More A-Roving
11. Hallelujah (Original)
12. Here It Is
13. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
14. In My Secret Life
15. Love Itself
16. Lover Lover Lover
17. So Long, Marrianne
18. Stories Of The Street
19. That Don't Make It Junk
20. The Guests
21. The Land Of Plenty
22. The Partisan
23. Waiting For A Miracle
24. Who By Fire
25. Woke Up This Morning
26. Angels Eyes
27. Blessed Is The Memory
28. Clap! Clap!
29. Do I Have To Dance All Night
30. God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot
31. Going Home
32. I've Counted What I Have
33. Misty Blue (Outtake From Recent Songs)
34. Not Known
35. Priests
36. Recitation
37. Since You've Asked
38. Song Of Bernadette
39. Song Of Destruction
40. Song To My Assassin
41. Store Room
42. The Bells
43. The Jungle Line
44. The Marriage March
45. The Promise
46. The Third Invention
47. The Walls
48. Throne Of Desire Variations
49. To Love Somebody
50. Way Down Deep
51. We Told You So
52. Whither Thou Goest (From The Book Of Ruth)
53. Wishing Window