I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT
JULIE ANDREWS
SONGWRITERS: FREDERICK LOEWE
& ALAN JAY LERNER
country: u s a
country: u s a
FROM THE MUSICAL: MY FAIR LADY
ALBUM: MY FAIR LADY: I COULD HAVE
DANCE ALL NIGHT
LABEL: LONDON CAST RECORDING
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1959
"I
Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the musical My Fair Lady,
with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan
Jay Lerner, published in 1956.
The song is sung by the musical's heroine, Eliza
Doolittle, expressing her exhilaration and excitement
after an impromptu dance with her tutor Henry Higgins - in the small hours of
the morning. In a counterpoint during the second of 3 rounds, two maids and the housekeeper, Mrs.
Pearce, urge Eliza to go to bed, but she ignores them.
Bed,
bed I couldn't go to bed
My head's too light to try to set it down
Sleep, sleep I couldn't sleep tonight
Not for all the jewels in the crown
I could have danced all night, I could have danced all
night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my wings and done a thousand
things
I've never done before
I'll never know what made it so exciting
Why all at once my heart took flight
I only know when he began to dance with me
I could have danced, danced, danced all night
It's after three now
Don't you agree now?
She ought to be in bed
I could have danced all night, I could have danced all
night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my wings and done a thousand
things
I've never done before
I'll never know what made it so exciting
Why all at once my heart took flight
I only know when he began to dance with me
I could have danced, danced, danced all night
I understand dear
It's all been grand dear
But now it's time to sleep
I could have danced all night, I could have danced all
night
And still have begged for more
I could have spread my wings and done a thousand
things
I've never done before
I'll never know what made it so exciting
Why all at once my heart took flight
I only know when he began to dance with me
I could have danced, danced, danced all night