Victorian Squid Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 117 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on January 15, 2025. He first performed it at Mean Fiddler on April 04, 1998, 26 years and 9 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
You & Oblivion Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1995
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/04/1998
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/12/1998
Rams Head Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 06/13/1998
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 06/19/1998
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 06/25/1998
Crocodile Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 06/26/1998
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/30/1998
Twist and Shout Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 08/04/1999
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/31/2000
The Garage Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2000
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/19/2000
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/16/2000
The Dynamic Earth Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/27/2000
The CLUNY Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 11/22/2000
Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/03/2001
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/12/2002
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 04/23/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/30/2002
Assembly Rooms - The Edinburgh Suite Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/12/2002
The Rhythm Room Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 02/19/2003
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Rockstars Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 03/20/2004
Rex Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/09/2004
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Norwich England UK 12/09/2004
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 03/22/2005
Black Lion Inn Robyn Hitchcock Hereford England UK 05/31/2008
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 07/09/2008
Blend Bar Robyn Hitchcock Ridgewood New Jersey US 07/12/2008
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 07/15/2008
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 03/06/2010
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 06/01/2011
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 10/05/2012
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 10/14/2012
Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/28/2013
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/04/2013
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 11/02/2014
Kings Robyn Hitchcock Raleigh North Carolina US 11/05/2014
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/10/2014
The Foundry Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 02/13/2015
High Noon Saloon Robyn Hitchcock Madison Wisconsin US 02/23/2015
Botanic Park Taste The World Adelaide South Australia Australia 03/07/2015
WOW Hall Robyn Hitchcock Eugene Oregon US 03/17/2015
Jamboree Robyn Hitchcock Barcelona Spain 04/30/2015
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/12/2015
The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 09/23/2015
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 10/29/2015
The Trades Club Robyn Hitchcock Hebden Bridge England UK 11/01/2015
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/20/2015
Narrows Center for the Arts Robyn Hitchcock Fall River Massachusetts US 11/21/2015
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 01/28/2016
The Alma Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Cape Town South Africa 02/12/2016
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 03/28/2016
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/04/2016
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 10/22/2016
Cecil Sharp House Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/2016
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 11/10/2016
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/18/2016
Capital Ale House Robyn Hitchcock Richmond Virginia US 04/19/2017
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Los Angeles California US 05/03/2017
Jammin Java Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 05/10/2017
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 05/13/2017
The Basement East Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 05/25/2017
Harbor Town Amphitheater Robyn Hitchcock Memphis Tennessee US 05/28/2017
Don Quixote's International Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Felton California US 06/11/2017
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Robyn Hitchcock Grass Valley California US 07/23/2017
Baby's All Right Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 09/03/2017
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/22/2017
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2017
The Kent Stage Robyn Hitchcock Kent Ohio US 11/16/2017
Grace Emily Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Adelaide South Australia Australia 12/06/2017
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 04/10/2018
Fat Lils Bar Robyn Hitchcock Witney England UK 05/15/2018
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs Portland Oregon US 10/06/2018
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 10/30/2018
Colony Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/14/2018
Hạ Long Bay Robyn Hitchcock Hạ Long Vietnam 12/02/2018
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock San Antonio Texas US 01/26/2019
Chesapeake City Public Library Robyn Hitchcock Chesapeake Virginia US 04/10/2019
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 04/12/2019
The Center For Arts Robyn Hitchcock Natick Massachusetts US 04/20/2019
The Wedgewood Rooms Robyn Hitchcock Southsea England UK 05/01/2019
Central Library Robyn Hitchcock Huddersfield England UK 05/05/2019
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 06/19/2019
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 11/17/2019
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 12/13/2019
Brewery Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Kendal England UK 01/25/2020
Whelan's Robyn Hitchcock Dublin Ireland 01/28/2020
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/06/2020
The Orpheum Theater Robyn Hitchcock Flagstaff Arizona US 03/07/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/01/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/03/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/05/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 09/04/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 09/25/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/25/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/23/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/11/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/15/2021
Ipswich Transport Museum Robyn Hitchcock Ipswich England UK 09/11/2021
Ramsgate Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Ramsgate England UK 09/15/2021
The Swiss Cottage Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 09/18/2021
The Trades Club Robyn Hitchcock Hebden Bridge England UK 09/21/2021
More Music Robyn Hitchcock Morecombe England UK 09/25/2021
Outpost in the Burbs Robyn Hitchcock Montclair New Jersey US 10/08/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/26/2022
People's Republic of Camperdown Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/08/2022
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 03/20/2022
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
The Southgate House Revival Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 04/24/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/31/2022
The Cornish Bank Robyn Hitchcock Falmouth England UK 09/13/2022
Redgrave Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 09/15/2022
The Lighthouse Robyn Hitchcock Deal England UK 09/22/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/24/2022
Mid Sussex Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Hassocks England UK 09/03/2023
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 01/15/2025

Lyrics

Victorian squid is a delight
For all the family because
It's greasy and hot
When you've had lots
Then you'll want more

There's old H.G. Wells
Lying in bed
With his new housekeeper with
Hot squid by their side
Glowing with pride
Flushed with exhaustion

Victorian lungs
Victorian skin
Victorian tongues
Victorian sin
Victorian parks
Victorian moans
Victorian darkness

Victorian squid down on the beach
Is an embarrassment to
Respectable girls
Walking with pearls
And their fiances

"Oh, Edward my love
Is that a squid?"
"Yes, I fear so, my pet
But, pray, leave it alone
Let us go home
And take some cocoa"

Victorian arms
Victorian legs
Victorian charms
Victorian eggs
Victorian boys
Victorian girls
Victorian darkness

Every night our
Voices meet in
Darkness
Clicking feet on
Hollow streets the
Fanlight falls a-
Cross the city
Onto me and
Mistress Kitty
Pray that someone
Breaches her be-
Tween the walnut
And the fur to
Where she keeps her
Real secret
Hid
She's a Victorian squid