The Yip Song Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 234 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on June 18, 2025. He first performed it at Royal Oak Theatre on February 12, 1992, 33 years and 4 months earlier.
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
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
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 03/01/1992
Park West Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 06/17/1992
Park West Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 06/18/1992
WXRT Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 06/18/1992
328 Performance Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Nashville Tennessee US 06/20/1992
City Stages Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Birmingham Alabama US 06/21/1992
Masquerade Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 06/23/1992
Tipitina's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Orleans Louisiana US 06/29/1992
Liberty Lunch Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Austin Texas US 07/02/1992
Deep Ellum Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dallas Texas US 07/03/1992
After The Gold Rush Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tempe Arizona US 07/07/1992
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 07/10/1992
Wadsworth Arts Centre, UCLA Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 07/11/1992
Edge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Palo Alto California US 07/13/1992
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 07/15/1992
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 07/29/1992
Cambridge Folk Festival - Cherry Hinton Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge England UK 07/31/1992
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
St. Francis Hotel Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 02/13/1993
MTV - 120 Minutes Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 02/14/1993
Waterloo Records Robyn Hitchcock & Mike Mills Austin Texas US 03/19/1993
Highland Grounds Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/22/1993
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
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 05/02/1993
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
St. Andrew's Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Detroit Michigan US 05/11/1993
Mountain Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charleston West Virginia US 05/12/1993
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 Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge Massachusetts US 05/18/1993
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
Brockenhurst Railway Station Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brockenhurst England UK 09/25/1993
Big Star Records Robyn Hitchcock Adelaide South Australia Australia 11/01/1993
Club Quattro Robyn Hitchcock Tokyo Japan 11/10/1993
On The Edge Robyn Hitchcock Culver City California US 11/22/1993
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 01/01/1994
Auditorium Flog Robyn Hitchcock Florence Italy 03/04/1994
Ruvido Club Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 03/05/1994
Blob House Robyn Hitchcock Bergamo Italy 03/07/1994
The Bull & Gate Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Kentish Town England UK 03/09/1994
Jazz Cafe Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/14/1994
Ultrasound Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 05/10/1994
Harpo's Robyn Hitchcock Victoria British Columbia Canada 05/13/1994
Kulturmejeret Robyn Hitchcock Lund Sweden 05/24/1994
St. James Church Crypt Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/14/1994
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/16/1994
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/17/1994
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/17/1994
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock San Juan Capistrano California US 09/18/1994
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 09/21/1994
Bottom of the Hill Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 09/22/1994
Bottom of the Hill Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 09/23/1994
La Luna Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/27/1994
Harpo's Robyn Hitchcock Victoria British Columbia Canada 09/30/1994
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/01/1994
Crocodile Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/04/1994
Spectrum Cabaret Robyn Hitchcock Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 10/09/1994
Lee's Palace Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 10/12/1994
Zaphod Beeblebrox Robyn Hitchcock Ottawa Ontario Canada 10/14/1994
El Caiman Robyn Hitchcock A Coruna Spain 11/19/1994
Pub La Calle Robyn Hitchcock Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain 01/07/1995
Dingwalls (Jongleurs) Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/02/1995
Poor David's Pub Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 03/16/1995
SXSW - University of Texas Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 03/18/1995
Tin Angel Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/25/1995
Tin Angel Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/25/1995
Tin Angel Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/26/1995
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 03/28/1995
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 03/29/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/30/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/30/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/31/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/31/1995
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 04/04/1995
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 04/04/1995
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 04/05/1995
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 04/08/1995
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 04/08/1995
Amherst College Robyn Hitchcock Amherst Massachusetts US 04/09/1995
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 04/14/1995
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 04/14/1995
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/15/1995
Cedar Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/18/1995
Doornroosje - Fast Forward Hometaping Festival Robyn Hitchcock Nijmegen Netherlands 04/21/1995
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 05/01/1995
Telford's Warehouse Robyn Hitchcock Chester England UK 05/03/1995
Citadel Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock St. Helens England UK 05/13/1995
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/18/1995
All Saints Centre Robyn Hitchcock Lewes England UK 06/17/1995
The Three Kings Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/1995
Phoenix Festival Robyn Hitchcock Stratford Upon Avon England UK 07/15/1995
Yarmouth Station Robyn Hitchcock Isle of Wight England UK 08/26/1995
Borderline Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/08/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/19/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/13/1996
The Evershot Village Hall Robyn Hitchcock Evershot England UK 08/17/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/10/1996
Nachtleben Robyn Hitchcock Frankfurt Germany 10/07/1996
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/01/1996
El Rey Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/10/1996
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 11/13/1996
Keswick Theater Robyn Hitchcock Glenside Pennsylvania US 11/14/1996
The Met Café Robyn Hitchcock Providence Rhode Island US 12/05/1996
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 12/06/1996
Storefront Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 12/10/1996
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 02/24/1997
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 02/25/1997
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Clifton Park New York US 03/08/1997
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/14/1997
Santa Fe Robyn Hitchcock Tivoli New York US 03/18/1997
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 03/21/1997
Melarkey's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 06/03/1997
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/23/1997
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 08/23/1997
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/12/1998
Rams Head Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 06/13/1998
Mercury Lounge Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/20/1998
Big Mama Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 02/09/1999
Estragon Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 02/10/1999
Zoobar Robyn Hitchcock Torino Italy 02/11/1999
Bloom Robyn Hitchcock Mezzago Italy 02/13/1999
Hotel du Nord Robyn Hitchcock Paris France 06/27/1999
Newport Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Columbus Ohio US 07/15/1999
New Daisy Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Memphis Tennessee US 08/10/1999
Masquerade Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 08/11/1999
The Roxy Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 08/20/1999
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/16/2000
Vecchi Magazzini Gernali Robyn Hitchcock Verona Italy 08/16/2000
The Jerry Atrick Show Robyn Hitchcock Wembley England UK 10/04/2000
Bommens Salonger Robyn Hitchcock Gothenburg Sweden 12/25/2000
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 04/08/2002
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/12/2002
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/16/2002
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 04/21/2002
Calgary Folk Music Festival Robyn Hitchcock Calgary Alberta Canada 07/27/2002
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 10/17/2003
Aladdin Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 11/12/2003
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/10/2005
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 11/13/2016
Prairie Center for the Arts Robyn Hitchcock Schaumburg Illinois US 01/19/2019
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 06/21/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/29/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 11/06/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/28/2021
Private House Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/14/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/11/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/08/2021
Jammin Java Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 10/07/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/26/2022
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/19/2022
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
Stoughton Opera House Robyn Hitchcock Stoughton Wisconsin US 04/19/2022
The Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 04/20/2022
White Rabbit Cabaret Robyn Hitchcock Indianapolis Indiana US 04/22/2022
Gloucester Guildhall Robyn Hitchcock Gloucester England UK 05/07/2022
Storey's Field Centre Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/12/2022
HIPNIC Robyn Hitchcock Big Sur California US 05/21/2022
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Robyn Hitchcock Pioneertown California US 05/25/2022
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/26/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/10/2022
The Barrel House Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Totnes England UK 09/14/2022
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2022
Blårock Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Tromsø Norway 11/27/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/08/2023
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/22/2023
Mono - Kings Court Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 03/01/2023
Whelan's Robyn Hitchcock Dublin Ireland 03/03/2023
The Court House Robyn Hitchcock Bangor Northern Ireland UK 03/05/2023
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/08/2023
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 03/18/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/24/2023
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 03/28/2023
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 03/29/2023
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 03/30/2023
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/01/2023
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 04/02/2023
The Betsey Trotwood Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/30/2023
Claypath Delicatessen Robyn Hitchcock Durham England UK 08/18/2023
West Malvern Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Malvern England UK 08/30/2024
Grimey's Records Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 09/18/2024
Golden Gate Park Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 10/05/2024
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/09/2024
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/11/2024
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/12/2024
Thunderbird Café & Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 10/23/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/24/2024
The Atlantis Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 10/25/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 10/29/2024
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/02/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 11/27/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 01/08/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 01/29/2025
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 02/21/2025
Red Clay Music Foundry Robyn Hitchcock Duluth Georgia US 02/22/2025
The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 03/01/2025
Zanzabar Robyn Hitchcock Louisville Kentucky US 03/02/2025
Saturn Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham Alabama US 03/14/2025
Off Broadway Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 03/21/2025
Knuckleheads Robyn Hitchcock Kansas City Missouri US 03/22/2025
Vinyl Tap Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 04/12/2025
The State Room Robyn Hitchcock Salt Lake City Utah US 05/01/2025
South Broadway Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Albuquerque New Mexico US 05/02/2025
Philosophical Research Society Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/14/2025
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 05/23/2025
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 06/04/2025
Vivarium Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 06/06/2025
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 06/07/2025
The Drake Underground Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/14/2025
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 06/18/2025

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!