Sleeping with Your Devil Mask Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 117 times, most recently at Thunderbird Café & Music Hall on October 23, 2024. He first performed it at Ronnie Scott's on May 10, 1987, 37 years and 5 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Globe of Frogs Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Album 1988
The Kershaw Sessions Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Strange Roots Album 1994
Inflatable Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock [none listed] Bootleg 2000
Inflatable Hitchcock 2 Robyn Hitchcock [none listed] Bootleg 2000
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
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
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/1987
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/05/1987
BBC - Kershaw Session Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 01/14/1988
BBC Radio 1 Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/04/1988
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Manchester England UK 02/09/1988
Zap Club Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/16/1988
Hackney Empire Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/17/1988
Grove Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dorchester England UK 02/19/1988
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
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
Union Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Madison Wisconsin US 04/10/1988
The Catalyst Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Santa Cruz California US 04/14/1988
Beacon Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 04/17/1988
Virgin Megastore Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/01/1988
The New Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 06/15/1989
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
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/28/1992
Zoobar Robyn Hitchcock Torino Italy 02/11/1999
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/03/1999
Hotel du Nord Robyn Hitchcock Paris France 06/27/1999
Hotel du Nord Robyn Hitchcock Paris France 06/28/1999
Quaker Goes Deaf Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/18/1999
KUSF Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1999
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 07/31/1999
Rhino Records Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 08/01/1999
33 Degrees Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 08/07/1999
Masquerade Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 08/11/1999
Stables Robyn Hitchcock Wavendon England UK 09/21/1999
Dingwalls Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/22/1999
Winchester Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock Winchester England UK 09/24/1999
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/26/1999
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/27/1999
The Zodiac Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 09/28/1999
G2 Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 09/30/1999
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/23/1999
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/23/1999
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/24/1999
Echo Lounge Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Atlanta Georgia US 10/25/1999
Fletcher's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Baltimore Maryland US 10/27/1999
The Upstage Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/29/1999
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Boston Massachusetts US 10/30/1999
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Northampton Massachusetts US 10/31/1999
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA New York New York US 11/01/1999
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Hoboken New Jersey US 11/02/1999
Rosebud Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/05/1999
Magic Bag Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Ferndale Michigan US 11/06/1999
Top Cat's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Cincinnati Ohio US 11/07/1999
Metro Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Chicago Illinois US 11/10/1999
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/11/1999
Soiled Dove Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Denver Colorado US 11/13/1999
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Seattle Washington US 11/16/1999
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Portland Oregon US 11/17/1999
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA San Francisco California US 11/19/1999
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Los Angeles California US 11/20/1999
The Mint Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Los Angeles California US 11/22/1999
Circolo Renfe Robyn Hitchcock Ferrara Italy 01/21/2000
Lee Valley Riverboat Cruise All Aboard the Skylark Broxbourne England UK 08/05/2000
Richard's on Richards The Soft Boys Vancouver British Columbia Canada 04/03/2001
Crocodile Café The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 04/04/2001
Pine Street Theatre The Soft Boys Portland Oregon US 04/05/2001
The Fillmore The Soft Boys San Francisco California US 04/07/2001
Largo The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 04/11/2001
The Junction The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 04/18/2001
Fleece and Firkin The Soft Boys Bristol England UK 04/19/2001
The Waterfront The Soft Boys Norwich England UK 04/22/2001
The Basement The Soft Boys Nottingham England UK 04/23/2001
Criminal Records Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/07/2002
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/08/2002
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/12/2002
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/16/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/30/2002
Calgary Folk Music Festival Robyn Hitchcock Calgary Alberta Canada 07/27/2002
Assembly Rooms - The Edinburgh Suite Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/12/2002
Crocodile Café The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 10/31/2002
KEXP Variety Mix w/Stevie Zoom The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 10/31/2002
Fletcher's Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 10/28/2003
Johnny D's Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 10/30/2003
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/31/2003
Aladdin Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 11/12/2003
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 11/15/2003
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/17/2003
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/22/2003
The CLUNY Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 10/04/2004
Waterloo Records Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 10/29/2004
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 10/31/2004
Cedar Cultural Center (moved from First Avenue) Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/03/2004
Kitty Kat Klub Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/04/2004
Rex Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/09/2004
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/03/2005
Duncan Hall Robyn Hitchcock Lafayette Indiana US 04/03/2005
Lions Lair Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 04/05/2005
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 11/03/2006
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 07/16/2008
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & Elf Power Athens Georgia US 11/08/2018
Starline Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Oakland California US 05/16/2019
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/28/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/25/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/30/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/03/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/05/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/02/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/02/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/26/2022
Unknown Venue Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/29/2023
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 10/23/2024

Lyrics

I see the birdies in the trees
I see the fishes in the seas
And perching on the garden wall
I see the man that made it all
I see the sand, I see the stones
I see right through into your bones
Your skeleton can dance all night
And caper 'neath the swaying light

Sleeping with your devil mask is all I want to do
And when I stop it means I'm through with you
Yeah, yeah, yeah  yeah, yeah, yeah

So welcome Mr. Dennis Forbes
Who's brought along his perspex orbs
And they are full of leather peas
That rattle like a slow disease
I've got to have a nasty thought
Because of all the stuff I bought
From sultry Mr. Gareth Hobbes
Who does a load of useless jobs
And in the chapel after lunch
They used to cluster in a bunch

Sleeping with your devil mask is all I wanna do
And when I stop it means I'm through with you
Yeah, yeah, yeah  yeah, yeah, yeah

It's all compulsion, there's no choice
My mother's second name is Joyce
And once when she was very young
She saw a cellist being hung
Thirteen men with long black heads
All came and stood around her bed
And when the morning light came in
She saw their heads had all caved in
Their rotting brains fell to the floor
And crawled away towards the door

Sleeping with your Devil mask is all I wanna do
And when I stop it means I'm through with you
Yeah, yeah, yeah  yeah, yeah, yeah

The organism rapes itself  (Sleeping with your devil mask)
And then gives birth upon the shelf  (Sleeping with your devil mask)
And over where the magpie struts   (Sleeping with your devil mask)
A flower billows from my guts  (Sleeping with your devil mask)
Some things go in some things go out
And next time 'round I'll be a trout