Raymond Chandler Evening Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 267 times, most recently at Red Clay Music Foundry on February 22, 2025. He first performed it at Electric Screen Cinema on September 06, 1985, 39 years and 5 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Element of Light Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Glass Fish Records Album 1986
The Hooded One Robyn Hitchcock Feg You Records Bootleg 1988
Brenda Of The Lightbulb Eyes Robyn Hitchcock A&M Records Video 1989
Uncorrected Personality Traits Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1997
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
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
Patreon 2023 Robyn Hitchcock Internet 2023
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Electric Screen Cinema Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 09/06/1985
7th St. Entry Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/17/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/02/1986
Berkeley Square Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley California US 03/19/1986
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/26/1986
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 03/27/1986
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
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 06/10/1986
[unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 10/03/1986
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
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
Teatro Ambra Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Turin Italy 02/09/1987
Qubo Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Bologna Italy 02/11/1987
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/10/1987
Glastonbury Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pilton England UK 06/19/1987
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/13/1987
Club Lingerie Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 07/17/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/05/1987
Rialto Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Raleigh North Carolina US 03/27/1988
Beacon Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 03/31/1988
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
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
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/05/1988
Constitution Hall Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/21/1988
Pier 84 Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 07/22/1988
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/24/1988
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1988
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/29/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/31/1988
Paradise Lounge Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 08/02/1988
Inkstick Shibura Factory Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tokyo Japan 09/16/1988
Paradise Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & Peter Buck San Francisco California US 03/11/1989
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 04/25/1989
Rialto Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Raleigh North Carolina US 06/11/1989
Lisner Auditorium George Washington University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 06/14/1989
Blue Wall (UMass) Robyn Hitchcock Amherst Massachusetts US 09/23/1989
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/27/1989
Cat's Cradle (Chapel Hill NC) Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 04/27/1990
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/30/1990
Tipitina's Robyn Hitchcock New Orleans Louisiana US 05/11/1990
Belly Up Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Solana Beach California US 05/24/1990
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/30/1990
Mississippi Nights Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 07/19/1990
The Bottleneck Robyn Hitchcock Lawrence Kansas US 07/21/1990
Fine Line Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 07/24/1990
Lounge Ax Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/28/1990
SUNY, Binghamton Robyn Hitchcock Binghamton New York US 10/02/1990
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 10/07/1990
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/08/1990
The Haunt Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 10/13/1990
Nietzsche's Robyn Hitchcock Buffalo New York US 10/14/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 10/18/1990
Jake's Robyn Hitchcock Bloomington Indiana US 10/19/1990
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 10/23/1990
Daily's Melody Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stockholm Sweden 02/14/1991
Kennel Club Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/21/1991
WBCN Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 10/03/1991
Daily's Melody Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stockholm Sweden 11/14/1991
Magasinet Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Gothenburg Sweden 11/15/1991
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 05/07/1992
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/28/1992
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Athens Georgia US 04/17/1993
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 05/02/1993
Big Star Records Robyn Hitchcock Adelaide South Australia Australia 11/01/1993
Ultrasound Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 05/10/1994
Poor David's Pub Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 03/16/1995
WXPN - World Café Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/26/1995
The Three Kings Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/1995
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/23/1995
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 10/04/1995
Borderline Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/08/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/17/1996
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 02/24/1997
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/12/1997
Cedar Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/24/1997
Fox Theatre & Café Robyn Hitchcock Ogden Colorado US 05/27/1997
Roxy Robyn Hitchcock West Hollywood California US 05/31/1997
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 06/04/1997
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 06/07/1997
Boat Race Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 12/04/1997
The Princess Charlotte Robyn Hitchcock Leicester England UK 12/06/1997
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/09/1997
Slego Robyn Hitchcock Rimini Italy 02/14/1999
33 Degrees Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 08/07/1999
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Boston Massachusetts US 10/30/1999
Rosebud Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/05/1999
Storyville Robyn Hitchcock Arezzo Italy 01/16/2000
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/16/2000
Vecchi Magazzini Gernali Robyn Hitchcock Verona Italy 08/16/2000
The Dynamic Earth Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/27/2000
The CLUNY Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 11/22/2000
Bommens Salonger Robyn Hitchcock Gothenburg Sweden 12/26/2000
Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/04/2001
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/12/2002
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/16/2002
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/21/2002
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/23/2002
Largo Jon Brion Los Angeles California US 04/26/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/30/2002
Clerkenwell Festival Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/19/2003
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 10/09/2003
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 10/17/2003
Fletcher's Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 10/28/2003
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/25/2003
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/26/2004
Sin-é Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/27/2004
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 10/31/2004
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 11/01/2004
Shank Hall Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 11/05/2004
Scranton Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Scranton Pennsylvania US 11/11/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/08/2005
NHK 505 Studio Robyn Hitchcock Tokyo Japan 10/06/2005
FAB Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tokyo Japan 10/07/2006
Shank Hall Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 11/02/2007
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Studio On The Square An Evening with Robyn Hitchcock: Songs & Storytelling Memphis Tennessee US 10/15/2009
Don Quixote's Robyn Hitchcock Felton California US 10/03/2011
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 01/21/2012
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 10/05/2012
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/04/2013
ABC Radio Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/09/2014
Egg Records Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 06/14/2014
Club Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/16/2014
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/21/2014
Workplay Theater Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham Alabama US 02/12/2015
Raindogs House Robyn Hitchcock Savona Italy 04/08/2015
Meet Events Robyn Hitchcock Atripalda Italy 04/10/2015
Club Manufaktur Robyn Hitchcock Schorndorf Germany 04/22/2015
Loco Club Robyn Hitchcock Valencia Spain 04/29/2015
Jamboree Robyn Hitchcock Barcelona Spain 04/30/2015
Railway Inn Robyn Hitchcock Winchester England UK 11/02/2015
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/20/2015
The Landmark on Main Street Robyn Hitchcock Port Washington New York US 01/29/2016
Chapungu Lodge Robyn Hitchcock Thornybush Private Game Reserve South Africa 02/09/2016
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 03/03/2016
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/05/2016
Daryl's House Robyn Hitchcock Pawling New York US 03/26/2016
The Grey Eagle Robyn Hitchcock & Eugene Mirman Asheville North Carolina US 04/16/2016
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 06/05/2016
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/05/2016
The Greystones Robyn Hitchcock Sheffield England UK 10/30/2016
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 11/13/2016
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 11/15/2016
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/17/2016
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2016
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/18/2016
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 03/02/2017
The Standard Robyn Hitchcock Knoxville Tennessee US 03/24/2017
Jammin Java Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 05/10/2017
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 06/17/2017
Sala Estense Robyn Hitchcock Ferrara Italy 10/14/2017
The Kent Stage Robyn Hitchcock Kent Ohio US 11/16/2017
Irvington Town Hall Theater Robyn Hitchcock Irvington New York US 04/07/2018
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 04/10/2018
Narrows Center for the Arts Robyn Hitchcock Fall River Massachusetts US 04/12/2018
Oran Mor Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 05/24/2018
Colony Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/14/2018
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 11/16/2018
Hạ Long Bay Robyn Hitchcock Hạ Long Vietnam 12/02/2018
Prairie Center for the Arts Robyn Hitchcock Schaumburg Illinois US 01/19/2019
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 01/24/2019
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 03/30/2019
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/06/2019
Chesapeake City Public Library Robyn Hitchcock Chesapeake Virginia US 04/10/2019
One Longfellow Square Robyn Hitchcock Portland Maine US 04/19/2019
The Henry Miller Memorial Library Robyn Hitchcock Big Sur California US 05/17/2019
HopMonk Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Sebastopol California US 05/21/2019
St Paul's Church Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 10/25/2019
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/13/2019
Murmrr Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/21/2019
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/22/2019
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 12/13/2019
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 02/28/2020
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 02/29/2020
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock San Diego California US 03/05/2020
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/06/2020
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 03/13/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 03/18/2020
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 & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/24/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 09/11/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/15/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Boothby Graffoe Songs and Stories London England UK 11/26/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/18/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/20/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 01/27/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 02/19/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 03/26/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Morris Windsor London England UK 06/11/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/16/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/09/2021
The Horn Robyn Hitchcock St Albans England UK 09/14/2021
Rondo Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 09/17/2021
The Swiss Cottage Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 09/18/2021
Summerhall Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 10/02/2021
City Winery (Pier 57) Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/12/2021
Musikfest Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Bethlehem Pennsylvania US 10/14/2021
The Hangar Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Ithaca New York US 10/15/2021
WMPG Robyn Hitchcock Portland Maine US 10/20/2021
Calvin Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/21/2021
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Westhampton Beach New York US 10/22/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/17/2021
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/19/2022
Night & Day Café Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 03/22/2022
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock Copenhagen Denmark 03/25/2022
Off Broadway Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/13/2022
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
Stoughton Opera House Robyn Hitchcock Stoughton Wisconsin US 04/19/2022
The Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 04/20/2022
White Rabbit Cabaret Robyn Hitchcock Indianapolis Indiana US 04/22/2022
The Southgate House Revival Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 04/24/2022
Cluny 2 Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 05/01/2022
Henry Tudor House Robyn Hitchcock Shrewsbury England UK 05/05/2022
Clwb Ifor Bach Robyn Hitchcock Cardiff Wales UK 05/06/2022
Gloucester Guildhall Robyn Hitchcock Gloucester England UK 05/07/2022
Storey's Field Centre Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/12/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/18/2022
Moe's Alley Robyn Hitchcock Santa Cruz California US 05/20/2022
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Robyn Hitchcock Pioneertown California US 05/25/2022
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/26/2022
Virgin Hotels, Nashville Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 07/28/2022
The Cornish Bank Robyn Hitchcock Falmouth England UK 09/13/2022
The Barrel House Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Totnes England UK 09/14/2022
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/12/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/07/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/08/2023
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/15/2023
Neptune Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/17/2023
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 03/18/2023
The Chapel Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/21/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/24/2023
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 03/28/2023
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 03/30/2023
Claypath Delicatessen Robyn Hitchcock Durham England UK 08/18/2023
Unknown Venue Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/15/2023
3TEN Austin City Limits Live Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 01/18/2024
The Grey Eagle Robyn Hitchcock Asheville North Carolina US 04/16/2024
White Eagle Hall Robyn Hitchcock Jersey City New Jersey US 04/23/2024
Parco Mediceo di Pratolino, Villa Demidoff Robyn Hitchcock Pratolino Italy 07/13/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/19/2024
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/10/2024
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/12/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/24/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 12/11/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 12/24/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 01/15/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 01/18/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 01/19/2025
Red Clay Music Foundry Robyn Hitchcock Duluth Georgia US 02/22/2025

Lyrics

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