The Wreck of the Arthur Lee Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 156 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on January 19, 2025. He first performed it at Deep Ellum Live on July 03, 1992, 32 years and 6 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Respect Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Album 1993
Spectre Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Promo 1993
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
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Deep Ellum Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dallas Texas US 07/03/1992
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 07/10/1992
Edge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Palo Alto California US 07/13/1992
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 07/29/1992
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/28/1992
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/29/1992
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 01/02/1993
Highland Grounds Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/22/1993
MTV 120 Minutes 'Left of the Dial' Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/01/1993
Compton Terrace Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Phoenix Arizona US 04/23/1993
The Palace Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 04/27/1993
Warfield Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 04/28/1993
La Luna Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 04/30/1993
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 05/01/1993
Fox Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ogden Colorado US 05/06/1993
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/08/1993
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 05/10/1993
Newport Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Columbus Ohio US 05/13/1993
Metropol Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 05/16/1993
Gaston Hall Georgetown University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 05/17/1993
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 05/19/1993
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Haven Connecticut US 05/20/1993
Keswick Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Glenside Pennsylvania US 05/21/1993
Fast Lane Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Asbury Park New Jersey US 05/22/1993
Joiners Arms Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Southampton England UK 08/02/1993
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge England UK 08/03/1993
Club Quattro Robyn Hitchcock Tokyo Japan 11/10/1993
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 01/01/1994
Ruvido Club Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 03/05/1994
Crocodile Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/04/1994
The Three Kings Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/26/1996
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/12/1997
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/22/2003
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/19/2006
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
Amoeba Records Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/25/2009
Triple Door Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 03/21/2009
Exit/In Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Nashville Tennessee US 04/06/2009
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/30/2010
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 02/28/2010
Schuba's Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 03/05/2010
Club Academy Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 04/11/2010
O2 Academy Liverpool Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 04/12/2010
Carling Academy Oxford Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 04/14/2010
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 04/16/2010
O2 Academy Birmingham Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 04/18/2010
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 04/19/2010
O2 Academy Islington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/20/2010
Coolidge Corner Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Brookline Massachusetts US 06/08/2010
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 06/09/2010
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/12/2010
Palazzo d'Avalos Robyn Hitchcock Vasto Italy 08/01/2010
Union Chapel Marginalised: Songs Of Love And Loss London England UK 10/24/2010
Festival en el Barrio Viejo Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 03/26/2011
Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/29/2011
Teatro Civico Robyn Hitchcock Sassari Italy 04/12/2011
Teatro Civico Robyn Hitchcock Dalmine Italy 04/15/2011
Auditorium Flaiano Robyn Hitchcock Pescara Italy 04/18/2011
Firestation Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Windsor England UK 06/02/2011
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 01/21/2012
Samsung Studio Robyn Hitchcock Buenos Aires Argentina 09/28/2012
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 10/04/2012
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 10/12/2012
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 10/14/2012
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Portland Oregon US 10/25/2012
Triple Door Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 10/29/2012
Porgy & Bess Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Austria 11/24/2012
Hotel California Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Todos Santos Baja California Mexico 01/11/2013
Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/28/2013
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 03/02/2013
South Street Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Reading England UK 03/09/2013
The Thekla Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 03/10/2013
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Boston Massachusetts US 04/24/2013
Sala El Sol Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Madrid Spain 06/22/2013
Pontins Holiday Camp Robyn Hitchcock Camber Sands England UK 06/23/2013
Glastonbury Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Pilton England UK 06/28/2013
The Varsity Theater Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 09/08/2013
The Duchess Robyn Hitchcock York England UK 11/02/2013
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 11/12/2013
Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Robyn Hitchcock Ponte Vedra Beach Florida US 01/25/2014
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 01/29/2014
The Melting Point Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 01/30/2014
Cat's Cradle Back Room Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 02/04/2014
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 02/22/2014
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 02/25/2014
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 03/03/2014
Chelsea Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Austria 03/24/2014
King Georg Robyn Hitchcock Cologne Germany 03/29/2014
The Gov Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Kilbey Adelaide South Australia Australia 04/25/2014
The Metro Robyn Hitchcock & Steve Kilbey Sydney New South Wales Australia 05/10/2014
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 06/20/2014
Botanique Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 07/03/2014
St John The Evangelist Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 10/04/2014
Electric Circus Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 10/19/2014
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 11/02/2014
Arts at the Armory Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/12/2014
Club Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/16/2014
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 11/19/2014
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/20/2014
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/21/2014
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 02/06/2015
WOW Hall Robyn Hitchcock Eugene Oregon US 03/17/2015
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 10/29/2015
KEXP Studios Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/15/2016
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/04/2016
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 03/02/2017
Harbor Town Amphitheater Robyn Hitchcock Memphis Tennessee US 05/28/2017
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock San Diego California US 06/13/2017
The Globe Robyn Hitchcock Cardiff Wales UK 11/05/2017
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2017
The Kent Stage Robyn Hitchcock Kent Ohio US 11/16/2017
Carnegie Lecture Hall of Oakland Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/17/2017
Kingskerswell Parish Church Robyn Hitchcock Newton Abbot England UK 05/29/2018
Hạ Long Bay Robyn Hitchcock Hạ Long Vietnam 12/03/2018
Chesapeake City Public Library Robyn Hitchcock Chesapeake Virginia US 04/10/2019
The Smokehouse Robyn Hitchcock Ipswich England UK 05/03/2019
St James Wine Vaults Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 05/10/2019
HopMonk Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Sebastopol California US 05/21/2019
Clwb Ifor Bach Robyn Hitchcock Cardiff Wales UK 10/30/2019
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/13/2019
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/22/2019
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock San Diego California US 03/05/2020
The Orpheum Theater Robyn Hitchcock Flagstaff Arizona US 03/07/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 04/17/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/17/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/31/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 09/02/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/11/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 02/05/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/16/2021
Rondo Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 09/17/2021
Summerhall Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 10/02/2021
One Longfellow Square Robyn Hitchcock Portland Maine US 10/20/2021
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 03/20/2022
Night & Day Café Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 03/22/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/23/2022
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock Copenhagen Denmark 03/25/2022
The Burl Robyn Hitchcock Lexington Kentucky US 04/23/2022
Clwb Ifor Bach Robyn Hitchcock Cardiff Wales UK 05/06/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/03/2022
Mono - Kings Court Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 03/01/2023
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/27/2023
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/14/2023
Braziers Park Robyn Hitchcock Wallingford England UK 09/17/2023
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 01/19/2024
The Merri Creek Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 03/10/2024
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 05/04/2024
Escot Park Robyn Hitchcock Ottery St. Mary England UK 08/16/2024
West Malvern Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Malvern England UK 08/30/2024
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/07/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 01/18/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 01/19/2025

Lyrics

The wreck of the Arthur Lee
Will never return again

The captain and all his men
Went up and jumped overboard
"Jesus is Lord" they cried

Believe in love!
Believe in love
And I'll believe in you

The missing Avenger planes
Will never return to base
-- don't you wait up for them

How often have you boys said
"I ain't gonna bump no more"?
"We ain't gonna bump no more"

Believe in love!  Believe in love!
And I'll believe if you'll believe in me
I got home
There was nobody there
Just the phone
Let it ring in the air
But it's home

The wreck of the Arthur Lee
Will never return again
Never return again