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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 45 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on February 16, 2022. He first performed it at Ronnie Scott's on February 02, 1986, 36 years earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Eye Robyn Hitchcock Twin/Tone; Glass Fish Records Album 1990
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Luminous Groove Box Set sampler Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Yep Roc Promo 2008
Luminous Groove Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Yep Roc Records Album 2008
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/02/1986
Paradise Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Reading England UK 06/02/1986
Norwich Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Norwich England UK 06/06/1986
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/10/1987
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/13/1987
Club Lingerie Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 07/17/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/18/1987
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
Hackney Empire Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/17/1988
Grove Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dorchester England UK 02/19/1988
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/05/1988
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/20/1988
Constitution Hall Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/21/1988
Pier 84 Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 07/22/1988
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 07/24/1988
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/28/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/29/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/30/1988
Paradise Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & Peter Buck San Francisco California US 03/11/1989
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 04/25/1989
Blue Wall (UMass) Robyn Hitchcock Amherst Massachusetts US 09/23/1989
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/27/1989
Soho Natural Sessions Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/13/1990
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/26/1990
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/30/1990
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/11/1990
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Pestival London England UK 09/04/2009
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/17/2011
The Bell House Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2011
St. Leonard's Church Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/26/2011
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 01/21/2012
Ozen Bar Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv-Jaffa Israel 03/22/2012
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/13/2012
The Chapel Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 03/03/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/20/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/22/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/24/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/03/2020
The Crypt Studio Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 05/26/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/16/2022

Comments

Per an appearance on "Music View," Robyn stated that this song (like its thematically similar sibling "A Globe of Frogs") was originally slated to appear on the then-upcoming release Globe of Frogs.

Lyrics

In agony of pleasure
I crumble to my knees
I lick your frozen treasure
You cup my furry bees

But one bee bubbles over
Your fleshy brimming cup
It falls into the clover
And lands all downside up

It crawls across your stomach
Not far above the food
That you are still digesting
Inside your large intestine

And into your hydrangea
It draws its furry legs
You're crouching like a stranger
That aches to lay her eggs

In ecstacy of pressure
You quiver in the jam
While naked angels measure
A piece of rotting ham

In symphonies of jelly
You play with my disease
While back across your belly
There crawl dusty bees 

Tablature

<standard verse- all but two>
F           C
in agony of pleasure
F#              C#
i crumble to my knees
G#                  F#
i lick your frozen treasure
E                 B
you cup my furry bees

but one bee bubbles over
your fleshy brimming cup
it falls into the clover
and lands all downside up

<note: this verse slightly different in the last line>
F           C
it crawls across your stomach
F#              C#
not far above the food
G#                  F#
that you are still digesting
G#                  D#
inside your large intestine

and into your hydrangea
it draws its furry legs
you're crouching like a stranger
that aches to lay her eggs

<note: this verse slightly different in the last line>
F           C
in ecstacy of pressure
F#              C#
you quiver in the jam
G#                  F#
while naked angels measure
G#                 D# A#
a piece of rotting ha-m

in symphonies of jelly
you play with my disease
while back across your belly
there crawl dusty bees