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There's something that I'm watching
Means a lot to me
There's something that I'm watching
Means a lot to meIt's a broken benjo bobbing
On the dark infested sea
It's a broken benjo bobbing
On the dark infested seaDon't know how it got there
Maybe taken by the wave
Don't know how it got there
Probably taken by the waveOf the someones shoulder
Or out of someones grave
Of the someones shoulder
Or of the someones graveIt's coming for me, darling
No matter where I go
It's coming for me darling
No matter where I goIts duty is to harm me
My duty is to know
Its duty is to harm me

My duty is to knowThere is something that I'm watching
Means a lot to me
There is something that I'm watching
Means a lot to meIt's a broken benjo bobbing
On the dark infested sea
It's a broken benjo bobbing
On the dark infested sea

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Leonard Cohen, (born 21st September 1934 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada) is a poet, novelist and musician. His musical career has largely overshadowed his prior work as a poet and novelist, although he has continued to publish poetry sporadically after his breakthrough in the music industry. His first published book of poetry was Let Us Compare Mythologies (1956).

Musically, Cohen's early songs are based in folk music, in terms of both melody and instrumentation; from the 1970s, though, his work begins to show the influence of various types of popular and cabaret music. Since the 1980s he has typically sung in a deep bass register, accompanied by synthesisers and female backing vocals.

Despite not embarking on a tour since 1993, Cohen was forced to go on the road in 2008, following the alleged misappropriation of over U.S. $5 million from his retirement by his longtime former manager, Kelley Lynch. This left him close to bankruptcy and Cohen's mammoth world tour lasted two and a half years and included 246 shows.

Cohen's songs are often emotionally heavy and lyrically complex, owing more to the metaphoric word play of poetry than to established conventions of songcraft. His work often explores the themes of religion, isolation, and complex interpersonal relationships.

Cohen's music has become highly influential to other singer-songwriters, and more than a thousand cover versions of his works have been recorded. He is also popular in his native land, having been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and awarded the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour.

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