Watch Your Intelligence Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 9 times, most recently at Trax on May 02, 1992. He first performed it at Bogart's on April 21, 1991, 1 year earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
So You Think You're In Love Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians A&M Records Single 1991
If We Give You This CD, Will You Be Our Best Friend? Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians A&M Records Compilation 1991
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Bogart's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Long Beach California US 04/21/1991
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/05/1991
Kennel Club Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/21/1991
J.C. Dobbs Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 06/02/1991
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 06/04/1991
Whisky a Go Go Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 09/04/1991
Roseland Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 02/23/1992
The Palace Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 02/28/1992
Trax Robyn Hitchcock Charlottesville Virginia US 05/02/1992

Lyrics

(Ah, rock your brains, honey)

When the baby comes out you have to thank the midwife
Into consciousness swims the fish turned human son
As they hack away the umbilical with a breadknife
That's when somebody turns the television on

Then the baby lies down to breathe upon the table
That's as long as nobody cooks it by mistake
Get a mammary gland to keep it feeling stable
And a little TV to keep itself awake

(Oh, it's the Flintstones!) 

Watch your intelligence
Damaged goods are good for nothing
Watch your intelligence
Do not adjust your mind

(C'mon, ruby baby)

Then the baby grows up to be a young consumer
People selling it things it doesn't really need
But whoever set this one up had a sense of humour
'Cos inside every baby there's more baby seed

Watch your intelligence
Damaged goods are good for nothing
Watch your intelligence
Do not adjust your mind

It's not a TV set, it's not a TV set
It's not a TV set, it's my home, I live here, don't touch 
It's not a TV set, I'm not a TV set
It's my home, thank you very much, good night, whoa

So you think your mother is a television
And your father is probably a restricted drug
Ain't it hard to grow up and make your own decisions
When you're under hypnosis, staring like a bug?

Watch your intelligence
Damaged goods are good for nothing
Watch your intelligence
Do not adjust my mind

It's not a TV set, it's not a TV set (you got a family, you own a flag) 
It's my home, I live here, Donald! (you got a television, you know, I want to think it's kind of a trinity, you know)
It's not a goddamn television, it's not a goddamn television (I mean, the father, the son, and the holy ghost, and the Tom Selleck and the...)
You can't turn people on and off, they're not appliances!

It's not a guarantee, it's not a guarantee, 
There is no guarantee, there ain't no nothing, nothing
Nothing at all
There ain't nothing at all