If You Were a Priest Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 139 times, most recently at Fremont Abbey Arts Center on October 12, 2024. He first performed it at Paradise Centre on June 02, 1986, 38 years and 4 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Gotta Let This Hen Out! Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Midnight Music Album 1985
Element of Light Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Glass Fish Records Album 1986
If You Were A Priest Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Glass Fish Records Single 1986
The Hooded One Robyn Hitchcock Feg You Records Bootleg 1988
Catalog Sampler Robyn Hitchcock (& the Egyptians) Rhino Records Promo 1994
The Kershaw Sessions Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Strange Roots Album 1994
Robyn Hitchcock Sampler Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Promo 1995
Sounds of the Eighties 1986-1987 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Sony Music Compilation 1995
Uncorrected Personality Traits Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1997
Luminous Groove Box Set sampler Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Yep Roc Promo 2008
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
Chronology Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Internet 2011
Insanely Jealous Robyn Hitchcock & His LA Squires Yep Roc Records Single 2018
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Paradise Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Reading England UK 06/02/1986
Norwich Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Norwich England UK 06/06/1986
BBC Radio One 'In concert' Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 06/10/1986
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 06/10/1986
Glastonbury Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pilton England UK 06/21/1986
CND Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pilton England UK 06/22/1986
[unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 10/03/1986
Tower Records Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 10/30/1986
BBC Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 11/01/1986
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 11/01/1986
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 11/02/1986
Cabaret Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 11/07/1986
Nectarine Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/10/1986
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 11/13/1986
Haverford College, Founders Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Haverford Pennsylvania US 11/15/1986
I-Beam Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 11/17/1986
One Step Beyond Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Santa Clara California US 11/18/1986
Berkeley Square Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley California US 11/19/1986
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/23/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 11/25/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 11/26/1986
Tartan Bar Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Leeds England UK 01/24/1987
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 01/25/1987
Tenda Partenope Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Naples Italy 02/09/1987
MyWay Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Piacenza Italy 02/10/1987
Stereodrome Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Bologna Italy 02/11/1987
Stereodrome Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Bologna Italy 02/12/1987
Vinile Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Rosà Italy 02/15/1987
Uptown Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Athens Georgia US 03/25/1988
Centre Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 03/26/1988
Beacon Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 03/31/1988
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 04/01/1988
Graffiti Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 04/05/1988
St. Andrew's Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Detroit Michigan US 04/07/1988
Foellinger Auditorium Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Champaign-Urbana Illinois US 04/08/1988
Cabaret Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 04/09/1988
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/11/1988
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 04/13/1988
The Catalyst Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Santa Cruz California US 04/14/1988
John Anson Ford Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 04/15/1988
Beacon Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 04/17/1988
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 09/10/1988
Inkstick Shibura Factory Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tokyo Japan 09/16/1988
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 09/20/1988
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 10/06/1988
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Iowa City Iowa US 03/07/1989
1313 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charlotte North Carolina US 06/10/1989
Rialto Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Raleigh North Carolina US 06/11/1989
The New Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 06/15/1989
Diamond Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Toronto Ontario Canada 06/22/1989
Yaki Da Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Gothenburg Sweden 10/27/1989
Hultsfred Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hultsfred Sweden 11/08/1989
SUNY, Albany Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Albany New York US 10/10/1990
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Baltimore Maryland US 01/01/1991
Powerhaus The Soft Boys London England UK 10/17/1992
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/28/1992
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/29/1992
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 01/02/1993
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Athens Georgia US 04/17/1993
Compton Terrace Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Phoenix Arizona US 04/23/1993
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 05/02/1993
Gaston Hall Georgetown University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 05/17/1993
Isle of Wight Bus Tour Robyn Hitchcock Isle of Wight England UK 08/10/1996
The Evershot Village Hall Robyn Hitchcock Evershot England UK 08/17/1996
BBC - Andy Kershaw Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/21/1996
The Roadhouse Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 09/05/1996
Robyn at Sea Robyn Hitchcock Lymington Harbour England UK 08/16/1997
Academy II Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Birmingham England UK 01/20/2006
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Nottingham England UK 01/21/2006
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Cambridge England UK 01/22/2006
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Brighton England UK 01/23/2006
Scala Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 London England UK 01/25/2006
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Bristol England UK 01/26/2006
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Exeter England UK 01/27/2006
Academy III Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Manchester England UK 01/29/2006
ABC Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Glasgow Scotland UK 01/30/2006
Belly Up Tavern Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 Solana Beach California US 02/23/2006
The Key Club Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 West Hollywood California US 02/25/2006
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 San Francisco California US 02/27/2006
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 Portland Oregon US 03/03/2006
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 Seattle Washington US 03/04/2006
Hyde Park, O2 Wireless Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 London England UK 06/22/2006
The Charlotte Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Leicester England UK 06/23/2006
Cannon Hill Park Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Birmingham England UK 06/24/2006
BBC Radio 2 Robyn Hitchcock & The Minus 3 London England UK 06/24/2006
Harewood House, O2 Wireless Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Leeds England UK 06/25/2006
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Copenhagen Denmark 07/04/2006
Trädgår'n Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Gothenburg Sweden 07/05/2006
Rockefeller Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Oslo Norway 07/06/2006
Cornbury Park Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Charlbury England UK 07/09/2006
FAB Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tokyo Japan 10/07/2006
FAB Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tokyo Japan 10/08/2006
The Gov Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Adelaide South Australia Australia 10/14/2006
The Famous Spiegeltent Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Melbourne Victoria Australia 10/16/2006
The Basement Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sydney New South Wales Australia 10/18/2006
The Key Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 West Hollywood California US 10/27/2006
Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Chicago Illinois US 11/08/2006
The Magic Bag Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Ferndale Michigan US 11/09/2006
The Mod Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Toronto Ontario Canada 11/10/2006
Beachland Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cleveland Ohio US 11/12/2006
Rex Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/13/2006
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sellersville Pennsylvania US 11/14/2006
Hiro Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 New York New York US 11/17/2006
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Hoboken New Jersey US 11/18/2006
Ottobar Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Baltimore Maryland US 11/20/2006
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 11/25/2006
The Zodiac Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Oxford England UK 01/07/2007
Carling Academy Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 London England UK 01/11/2007
Tivoli de Helling Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Utrecht Netherlands 06/11/2007
Debaser Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Stockholm Sweden 06/13/2007
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 11/13/2016
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Los Angeles California US 05/03/2017
The Federal Bar Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Los Angeles California US 05/07/2017
Canton Waterfront Park Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Baltimore Maryland US 07/06/2017
Loco Club Robyn Hitchcock Valencia Spain 10/04/2019
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/06/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/27/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/29/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/15/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 05/07/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Morris Windsor London England UK 06/11/2021
Private House Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/21/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 08/29/2021
Ipswich Transport Museum Robyn Hitchcock Ipswich England UK 09/11/2021
City Winery (Pier 57) Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/12/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/22/2021
Olympia’s Zorba Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Lowell Massachusetts US 04/09/2022
Off Broadway Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/13/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock New London Connecticut US 07/14/2022
Corn Exchange Robyn Hitchcock Hertford England UK 09/20/2022
The Lighthouse Robyn Hitchcock Deal England UK 09/22/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/24/2022
Venue Folken Robyn Hitchcock Stavanger Norway 09/30/2022
Venskaben Robyn Hitchcock Asker Norway 10/02/2022
Bar Moskus Robyn Hitchcock Trondheim Norway 10/04/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/14/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/27/2023
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/10/2024
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/12/2024

Lyrics

If you were a priest
I would wait at least
Up unto confession time and
Crawl into your box
Breathing like a fox
Hunting for obsession time and
I've thrown a lot of time away to be with you
So please don't lock away your eyes

If you were a nun
I would surely run
Way down to the hospital and
Cover all your charts
With decorated hearts
A palpitating ritual and
I've spent a lot of time on this to be like you 
So please don't lock away your eyes

If you were a ghost
I would treasure most
Time I never spent with you and
Wander through your head
The words I never said
Till I knew what I meant to you and
I've spent a lot of time on this to be with you
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes (away your eyes)
So please don't lock away your eyes (away your eyes)
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes (away your eyes)
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes (away your eyes)
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes (away your eyes)
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes (away your eyes)
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes
So please don't lock away your eyes (away your eyes)
So please don't lock away your eyes

<Alternates>
Padding like a fox                          5a
So please don't mock my other side          8a

Down to where your cloisters are           11a
And I would intertwine                     12a
Around you like a vine                     13a
My grapes are where your oysters are and   14a

Wander through the world                   20a
Like a transparent earl                    21a
Till I knew what I meant to you and        22a

So please don't mock my other side         24a

Tattered grim and dead                     21b