Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 59 times, most recently at Old Town School of Folk Music on May 03, 2024. He first performed it at Saturday Live on BBC Radio 1 on September 15, 1984, 39 years and 7 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Selections From the I Wanna Go Backwards Box Set Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Promo 2007
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Saturday Live on BBC Radio 1 Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/15/1984
Onkel Pö Robyn Hitchcock Hamburg Germany 02/17/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/21/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/1987
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/05/1987
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Manchester England UK 02/09/1988
Zap Club Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/16/1988
Grove Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dorchester England UK 02/19/1988
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 05/19/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/25/1990
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/30/1990
Maintenance Shop Robyn Hitchcock Ames Iowa US 07/23/1990
Fine Line Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 07/24/1990
Lounge Ax Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/27/1990
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/11/1990
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 10/18/1990
Stache's Robyn Hitchcock Columbus Ohio US 10/21/1990
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 10/23/1990
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/03/1999
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 08/26/1999
Two Bells Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/04/1999
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/19/2000
The Troubadour Grant Lee Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 06/20/2000
Great American Music Hall Grant Lee Hitchcock San Francisco California US 06/21/2000
Aladdin Theatre Grant Lee Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 06/23/2000
IOTA Grant Lee Hitchcock Arlington Virginia US 10/16/2000
Maxwell's Grant Lee Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 10/18/2000
Joe's Pub Grant Lee Hitchcock New York New York US 10/19/2000
The Middle East Grant Lee Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/23/2000
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/22/2003
Schuba's Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/06/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/09/2005
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock Exeter England UK 01/25/2008
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock Nottingham England UK 01/27/2008
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/29/2008
Faraday Festival Robyn Hitchcock Barcelona Spain 07/04/2008
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/13/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Somerville Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Symphony Space Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/22/2008
Butlin's Robyn Hitchcock Minehead England UK 03/09/2012
The Lexington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/02/2012
Village Underground Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/28/2012
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
Newport Blues Cafe Deer Tick and Friends Newport Rhode Island US 07/26/2015
Helipad Robyn Hitchcock Victoria Falls Zimbabwe 02/18/2016
Rough Trade Brooklyn Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo New York New York US 02/28/2017
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo San Francisco California US 09/29/2017
Regent Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo Los Angeles California US 10/01/2017
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/18/2017
St James Wine Vaults Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 05/10/2019
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/29/2019
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor & Terry Edwards London England UK 06/18/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/30/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/21/2022
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 05/03/2024

Lyrics

OK, one, two, three, four

I have seen the sleeping knights of Jesus
Gazing out across the open sea
I have seen the sleeping knights of Jesus
And they look extremely tired to me

Dying of starvation in the gutter
That is all the future holds for me
Or alcoholic poisoning in the toilet of my choice
That's all there is as far as I can see

Fried to death in seconds by the Russians
Or if you're lucky, just a sudden stroke
A lingering death from fallout
As your teeth and hair fall out
And certain death from cancer if you smoke

But I have seen the sleeping knights of Jesus
Gazing out across the open sea
I have seen the sleeping knights of Jesus
And they look extremely tired to me

Put your faith in God, He won't expect you
Put your faith in death because it's free
If you believe in nothing, honey
It believes in you
For God's sake, don't waste any faith on me

When He comes to judge us in His glory
Then we'll see how old a man can get
He must be feeling ancient up there
On the rim of space
Two thousand years and He ain't been back yet

But, I have seen the sleeping knights of Jesus
(Rub their eyes) Rub their eyes and gape at what they see
I have seen the sleeping knights of Jesus
(And it looks as though) And it looks as though they've noticed me
And it looks as though they've noticed me