He's a Reptile Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 30 times, most recently at Komedia Bath on September 05, 2024. He first performed it at Hope & Anchor on September 30, 1979, 44 years and 11 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Underwater Moonlight The Soft Boys Armageddon Records Album 1980
Invisible Hits The Soft Boys Midnight Music Album 1983
He's A Reptile The Soft Boys Midnight Music Single 1983
The Soft Boys 1976-1981 The Soft Boys Rykodisc Album 1993
12 x 7: All the Soft Boys Certify Insane The Soft Boys Bootleg 2008
Billed As Venue City State Country Date
The Soft Boys Hope & Anchor London England UK 09/30/1979
The Soft Boys The Three Kings London England UK 03/11/2001
The Soft Boys Austin Music Hall Austin Texas US 03/17/2001
The Soft Boys Unknown Hotel Austin Texas US 03/17/2001
The Soft Boys Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/20/2001
The Soft Boys 9:30 Club Washington DC US 03/21/2001
The Soft Boys Paradise Rock Club Boston Massachusetts US 03/26/2001
The Soft Boys Metro Chicago Illinois US 03/30/2001
The Soft Boys Crocodile Café Seattle Washington US 04/04/2001
The Soft Boys Largo Los Angeles California US 04/11/2001
The Soft Boys Pavilion Theatre Brighton England UK 04/20/2001
The Soft Boys La Scuderia Bologna Italy 01/15/2003
The Soft Boys Jux Tap Sarzana Italy 01/16/2003
The Soft Boys Teatro Toscanini Chiari Italy 01/18/2003
The Soft Boys Fleece and Firkin Bristol England UK 01/26/2003
The Soft Boys The Zodiac Oxford England UK 01/27/2003
The Soft Boys Boat Race Cambridge England UK 01/29/2003
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cat's Cradle Carrboro North Carolina US 04/08/2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Black Cat Washington DC US 04/09/2009
Robyn Hitchcock's New Melbournian Softest of the Soft Boys The Tote Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/20/2016
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo Rough Trade Brooklyn New York New York US 02/28/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo The Bowery Ballroom New York New York US 03/01/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo The Fillmore San Francisco California US 09/29/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo Regent Theatre Los Angeles California US 10/01/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs Aladdin Theater Portland Oregon US 10/06/2018
Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs The Bowery Ballroom New York New York US 10/12/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Saigon Craft Bar and Grill Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 12/13/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 08/06/2021
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 08/29/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Bath Bath England UK 09/05/2024

Lyrics

Here he comes and there he goes
Got a brand new suit of clothes
Looks around and sniffs the air (What you find)
Well he'll have her on a fork and spoon (What you find)
And he'll toss her right back over the moon (What you find)
Watch out there in the yard (What you find)
Rule number one: don't try too hard

I believed he was my friend
Right up till he stopped pretending
He makes amends though it's ended long ago
Ah, he's moving in now just some piece
Everybody looks like the police
Feet of gold and on his skin of fleece
Sock and shepherd (??) bring out niece

He's a reptile and it shows
Got a web between his toes
He's a reptile
He's a reptile back in town
He's a reptile
He's a reptile, never cries
He's a reptile, never dies

Here he comes and there he goes
And where he's been it hardly shows
He covers up so very well
But I can tell see your baby she's been on the sand
How the hell did that guy get on dry land
Better bolt up both your baby's doors
She'll be dancing with him on all fours

He's a reptile back in town
He's a reptile hangin' round tonight, oh
He's a reptile whoa whoa whoa
He's a reptile watch him go tonight

He's a reptile never dries
He's a reptile never cries
He's a reptile of this town
He's a reptile hangin' round tonight

He's a reptile on his own
With a bone tonight, ooh

He's a reptile never cries
He's a reptile never dies
He's a reptile doesn't care
He's a reptile he's never there tonight

He's a reptile just for you
He's a reptile and it's true tonight

He's a reptile watch him go
He's a reptile how you stand it never show
He's a reptile whoa
He's a reptile whoa