Raymond Chandler Evening Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 286 times, most recently at The Bowery Ballroom on November 22, 2025. He first performed it at Electric Screen Cinema on September 06, 1985, 40 years and 2 months earlier.

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It's a Raymond Chandler Evening
At the end of someone's day
And I'm standing in my pocket
And I'm slowly turning grey

I remember what I told you
But I can't remember why
And the yellow leaves are falling
In a spiral from the sky

There's a body on the railings
That I can't identify
And I'd like to reassure you but
I'm not that kind of guy

It's a Raymond Chandler Evening
And the pavements are all wet
And I'm lurking in the shadows
'Cause it hasn't happened yet

Variations:

14a There's a worm upon a hook
15a And there's blood all over everything
16a And I don't know where to look

14b There's a worm inside the book