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Artist: Count Basie
Canonical path: /count-basie/all-or-nothing-at-all
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All or Nothing at All
Read All or Nothing at All lyrics by Count Basie on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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All or Nothing at All
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All or nothing at all
Half a love, never appealed to me
If your heart, never could yield to me
Then I'd rather (rather) have nothing at all
All or nothing at all
If it's love, there is no in between
Why begin then cry, for something that might have been
No I'd rather (rather) have nothing at all
But please don't bring your lips so close to my cheek
Don't smile or I'll be lost beyond recall
The kiss in your eyes, the touch of your hand makes me weak
And my heart may go dizzy and fall
And if I fell (I fell) under the spell of your call
I would be, caught in the undertow
So you see, I've got to say no, no
All or nothing at all
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