The Ruling Class Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 15 times, most recently at Unknown Venue on October 01, 2023. He first performed it at Phantasy Theatre on June 24, 1989, 34 years and 3 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Madonna of the Wasps Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Single 1989
Invisible History Robyn Hitchcock SPQR Records Bootleg 1994
Greatest Hits Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians A&M Records Album 1996
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Phantasy Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Lakewood Ohio US 06/24/1989
Kulturbolaget Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Malmo Sweden 10/28/1989
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/11/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 10/18/1990
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 12/30/1990
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Baltimore Maryland US 01/01/1991
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/05/1991
Leeds University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Leeds England UK 10/23/1991
Mein Batschkapp Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Frankfurt Germany 11/20/1991
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/20/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/09/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/09/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/02/2022
People's Republic of Camperdown Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/08/2022
Unknown Venue Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/01/2023

Lyrics

"Taste your own juices, Mr. Avon."
Said the nurse, "I'm sick of doing it for you.
You know what abuse is, Mr. Avon.
And you obviously love it, yes you do"

Oh the ruling class
Just wanna suffer
Yeah, the ruling class
Just want some pain
All them strawberries
They're not enough for
All those open wounds
All that champagne

"Ease your own shorts off a little further"
Said the lips that hovered slyly in the void
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf never went to Gurnard
But that's no reason not to be paranoid

Oh the ruling class
All hate their mothers
Oh the ruling class
All went to good schools
When they go to bed
On one another
And then they grow up and
Make all the rules

Hang the judges high (Hang the judges high)
Hang the wise men of the realm
Hang the judges high (Hang the judges high)
Hang the wise men of the realm
Rock on Denny boy (Rock on Denny-boy)
Hang the wise men of the realm

Oh the ruling class
They got no worries
Yeah, the ruling class
Ain't got a dime
They've got lots of them
They're in no hurry
'Cause the ruling class
Rules all the time

<Notes>
14: Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, opera singer
15: Gurnard, a town on the Isle of Wight