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All Night Long (All Night) Lyrics
Well, my friends the time has come
To raise the roof and have some fun
Throw away the work to be done
Let the music play on
Everybody sing, everybody dance
Lose yourself in wild romance
We're going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
We're going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
People dancing all in the street
See the rhythm all in their feet
Life is good, wild and sweet
Let the music play on
Feel it in your heart
And feel it in your soul
Let the music take control
We're going to party
Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
We're going to party
Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing my song
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
Yeah, once you get started, you can't sit down
Come join the fun; it's a merry go round
Everyone's dancing their troubles away
Come join our party
See how we play
Tom bo li d, say de moi ya
Yeah, jambo, jumbo
Way to party, o we goin'
Oh jambali
Tom bo li d, say de moi ya
Yeah, jambo, jumbo
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yes
We're gonna have a party
Everyone you meet
They're jamming in the street
All night long!
Yeah, I said,
Everyone you meet
They're jamming in the street
All night long!
Feel good! Feel good!
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
Everyone you meet
They're jamming in the street
All night long
Yeah, I said
Everyone you meet
They're jamming in the street
All night long
Feel good! Feel good!
To raise the roof and have some fun
Throw away the work to be done
Let the music play on
Everybody sing, everybody dance
Lose yourself in wild romance
We're going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
We're going to party
Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
See the rhythm all in their feet
Life is good, wild and sweet
Let the music play on
Feel it in your heart
And feel it in your soul
Let the music take control
We're going to party
Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
We're going to party
Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing my song
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
Come join the fun; it's a merry go round
Everyone's dancing their troubles away
Come join our party
See how we play
Yeah, jambo, jumbo
Way to party, o we goin'
Oh jambali
Tom bo li d, say de moi ya
Yeah, jambo, jumbo
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yes
We're gonna have a party
They're jamming in the street
All night long!
Yeah, I said,
Everyone you meet
They're jamming in the street
All night long!
Feel good! Feel good!
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
All night long! (all night, all night)
They're jamming in the street
All night long
Yeah, I said
Everyone you meet
They're jamming in the street
All night long
Feel good! Feel good!
Song Info
Producer
Lionel Richie
Release date
Aug 31, 1983
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
meleegirl On Mar 26, 2005
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What a feel good song,lets do the conga!
I know "party","fiesta","jamming"&"dancing". But "Liming"??!! Que no.
Someone forgot the Swahili lyrics in the bridge...
Someone forgot the Swahili lyrics in the bridge...
I am loving the "Be Nocturnal" commercial with all the creatures of the night lip-synching this.
Geordie: i agree with how awesome and how feel good this song is, but i see either salsa or roomba as the dance for this song. how about the...... salsoomga? lol
oh, and the first time i heard this i was thought he said "oh my lord" lol
awesome song!! omg i was born to late:(:( i wanna be born in the 80's the best music!! the best era!! Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles...Cindi Lyallpur...I cant believe I missed it alllll...sighhhhhh...I lovee them now and my friends think im a freak but that has never stopped me before so...IM ALL FOR WAY TO YOUNG 80'S MANIACS!!! WOO HOO...lol
It's hard to hate this song. I used to think it was amazing when I was a teen (which is only a few years ago, I was born in 89), but I have since radically changed my views on music, so all I see this song now is cheesy fun. I still like the bridge.
What a great song. Makes me wanna jam "All night long!" :)
I read this online and thought it was bizarre. Regarding, "Tam bo li de say de moi ya, Hey Jambo Jumbo." Lionel Richie called his friend at the United Nations to get some "African phrases." His friend was incredulous that Richie seemed to think there was one African language, when of course there are many, many languages and dialects spoken on the continent. So since he didn't have time to hire a translator, Richie made up his own gibberish "African" language phrases.
This is one of those songs that makes me feel really nostalgic for elementary school, when it was always on the radio and MTV.