The Asking Tree: A Robyn Hitchcock Catalog

The Yip Song Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

According to our records, Robyn has played this song 225 times, most recently at Vinyl Tap on April 12, 2025. He first performed it at Royal Oak Theatre on February 12, 1992, 33 years and 1 month earlier.

Releases

Title	Artist	Label	Type	Year
Respect	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	A&M Records	Album	1993
The Yip Song	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	A&M Records	Promo	1993
Music View	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	Music View	Radio show	1993
Spectre	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	A&M Records	Promo	1993
Greatest Hits	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	A&M Records	Album	1996
Storefront Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	Warner Bros.	Album	1997
Live At the Cambridge Folk Festival	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Strange Fruit/BBC	Album	1998

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Gigs

Venue	Billed As	City	State	Country	Date
Royal Oak Theatre	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Royal Oak	Michigan	US	02/12/1992
Vic Theatre	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Chicago	Illinois	US	02/14/1992
Cities 97.1	Robyn Hitchcock	Minneapolis	Minnesota	US	02/17/1992
First Avenue	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Minneapolis	Minnesota	US	02/17/1992
Boulder Theatre	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Boulder	Colorado	US	02/19/1992
HUB Ballroom	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Seattle	Washington	US	02/22/1992
Roseland Theater	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Portland	Oregon	US	02/23/1992
Slim's	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	San Francisco	California	US	02/26/1992
Slim's	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	San Francisco	California	US	02/27/1992
The Palace	Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians	Los Angeles	California	US	02/28/1992

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Lyrics

Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip

This old man, he was flesh -- they wheeled him in upon a trolley
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
Draw a window on his skin now
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin

This old man, he was next -- blindfolded to face the volley
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
"Love will come of all our sins"
Painted on my tail fin now Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin

This old man persevered -- in his mind he lay with Molly
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
Cleanse us with your healing grin
Septicemia always wins, now
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin

Coma high, coma low
Blood is precious, yes or no?
I believe in surgery -- and that's a fact
I believe in making it easy
I believe in surgery, but I never act
I believe in making it easy

Easy Easy Easy
Easy Easy Easy

Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip

This old man, he was gone -- he was gone and I was sorry
Vera Lynn, Vera Lynn
Down I spiral, down I spin
Forces sweetheart, I'm your twin now
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin
Vera Lynn nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin nin

Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip
Yip!