Robyn Hitchcock Song Catalogue

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Author: Robyn Hitchcock

Released on 8 records:

Black Snake Diamond Role, 1995  (CD)  Sequel Records RSA CD 819 (2 versions)
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1995  (CD)  Rhino Records R2 71820 (2 versions)
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1987  (Vinyl LP)  Base Records GI LP 54
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1987  (CD)  Aftermath Records AFTCD 1
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1986  (Vinyl LP)  Relativity Records 88561-8088-1
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1985  (Vinyl LP)  Aftermath Records AFT 1
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1985  (Cassette)  Relativity Records 88561-8088-4
Black Snake Diamond Role, 1981  (Vinyl LP)  Armageddon Records ARM 4


Lyrics:

I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
Sometimes south and sometimes north
I watch the cars

I hear them stopping down the street
I hear them stopping down the street
I hear the sound of stocking feet
I wonder who they're gonna meet
I'm getting drunk inside my house

I see the men inside their shells
I see the men inside their shells
They go to prostitutes as well
Who never mind the way they smell
The prostitutes are paid for it

Alright!

I hear you're gonna try that too
I hear you're gonna try that too
I hear you're gonna try that too
I wouldn't pay to go to you
I'm getting drunk inside my house again

I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
Sometimes south and sometimes north 25
I watch the cars


No guitar tab entered.


Known to have been played live at 14 gigs:

The Soft Boys:
Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 1/23/1981 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Hope & Anchor (Islington, England UK), 1/30/1981 (Concert)
The Soft Boys: Greyhound (Fulham, England UK), 2/8/1981 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 7/30/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Above Paradise (San Francisco, California US), 8/2/1988 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 4/25/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Golden Gate Park Bandshell (San Francisco, California US), 7/3/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 9/22/1989 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: McCabe's (Santa Monica, California US), 5/25/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Fine Line Cafe (Minneapolis, Minnesota US), 7/24/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Lounge Axe (Chicago, Illinois US), 7/27/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Nightstage (Cambridge, Massachusetts US), 10/8/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Nietzsche's (Buffalo, New York US), 10/14/1990 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians: Daily's Melody (Stockholm, Sweden), 2/14/1991 (Concert)

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