All Night Long
The Animals Lyrics


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I ain't got nobody
In this world alone
I have nobody to love me
Give me my hope

Want you to love me
Want you to love me
I want you to love me baby
Love me all night long

Just like a rattlesnake
Crowded all in the mud
If I love you baby
Say that I'm no good

I want you to love me
Come on & hug me
I want you to love me baby
Love me all night long

Alright
Tell me baby

If you love me baby
I'll tell you what I'm going to do
I'd rob & I'd steal, I'd kill everybody
To get some love from you
Want you to love me
Come on hug me




I want you to love me baby
Love me all night long

Overall Meaning

The Animals’ β€œAll Night Long” is a heartfelt blues track that portrays the loneliness and desperation of the singer’s love life. The lyrics illustrate that he is alone in the world without anyone to love him, and he yearns for someone to fill that void. He begs his love interest to reciprocate his feelings and love him all night long.


The reference to a β€œrattlesnake” conveys the dangerous and unpredictable nature of love. The singer compares himself to the snake, who is surrounded by mud, representing the turmoil and messiness of his emotions. Though he is willing to do anything for this person, he recognizes that his love may not be enough. He acknowledges that others would judge him and say that he is no good. Despite this, he still longs for his love interest to embrace him and love him in return.


Overall, the song successfully portrays the desperation and longing of unrequited love, with its bluesy melody and melancholic lyrics that showcase a sense of unfulfillment.


Line by Line Meaning

I ain't got nobody
I don't have anyone in my life


In this world alone
I am alone in this world


I have nobody to love me
No one loves me


Give me my hope
I need someone to give me hope


Want you to love me
I desire your love


Want you to love me
I long for your love


I want you to love me baby
I yearn for your love


Love me all night long
I want your love all night


Just like a rattlesnake
I am dangerous like a rattlesnake


Crowded all in the mud
In a bad situation or condition


If I love you baby
If I am in love with you


Say that I'm no good
People might judge me as a bad person for loving you


Come on & hug me
Please come and hug me


Alright
Okay


Tell me baby
Please tell me


If you love me baby
If you also have love for me


I'll tell you what I'm going to do
I will share my intentions


I'd rob & I'd steal, I'd kill everybody
I am willing to do anything to get your love


To get some love from you
I want your love badly




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wolverine84

Written and arranged by Frank Zappa.

Alan Tichman

wolverine84 i

Glenn Wheatcroft

Def has attitude as has the whole Animalisation LP. The twist is the not-so-pentatonic guitar scales he plays in a tough blues. I really like this one but I don't particularly like Zappa's guitar tone. Thin but it is typically 60's

David Harper

@Glenn Wheatcroft Yet it still has "eyebrows"...

Glenn Wheatcroft

Β There's not much to arrange. It's a 12 bar with a slight variation

Randall Kennedy

Zappa on lead

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