Victorian Squid
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Author: Robyn Hitchcock
Released on 2
records:
You & Oblivion, 1995 (CD) Sequel Records RSA CD 827
You & Oblivion, 1995 (CD) Rhino Records R2 71842
Lyrics:
Victorian squid is a delight
For all the family because
It's greasy and hot
When you've had lots
Then you'll want more
There's old H.G. Wells
Lying in bed
With his new housekeeper with
Hot squid by their side
Glowing with pride
Flushed with exhaustion
Victorian lungs
Victorian skin
Victorian tongues
Victorian sin
Victorian parks
Victorian moans
Victorians darkness
Victorian squid down on the beach
Is an embarrassment to
Respectable girls
Walking with pearls
And their fiances
"Oh, Edward my love
Is that a squid?"
"Yes, I fear so, my pet
But, pray, leave it alone
Let us go home
And take some cocoa"
Victorian arms
Victorian legs
Victorian charms
Victorian eggs
Victorian boys
Victorian girls
Victorian darkness
Every night our
Voices meet in
Darkness
Clicking feet on
Hollow streets the
Fanlight falls a-
Cross the city
Onto me and
Mistress Kitty
Pray that someone
Breaches her be-
Tween the walnut
And the fur to
Where she keeps her
Real secret
Hid
She's a Victorian squid
No
guitar tab entered.
Known to have been
played live at 25 gigs:
Robyn Hitchcock: Mean Fiddler (London, England UK), 4/4/1998 with Kimberley Rew & Ntshuks Bonga (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 6/12/1998 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Ram's Head (Annapolis, Maryland US), 6/13/1998 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 6/19/1998 with Jon Brion & Grant Lee Phillips (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Aladdin Theater (Portland, Oregon US), 6/25/1998 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Crocodile Cafe (Seattle, Washington US), 6/26/1998 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Twist and Shout (Denver, Colorado US), 8/4/1999 (In-Store)
Robyn Hitchcock: Fleece and Firkin (Bristol, England UK), 1/31/2000 Kimberley Rew, Tim Keegan, Jake Kyle, Patch Hannon (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Highbury Garage (London, England UK), 2/1/2000 Kimberley Rew, Tim Keegan, Jake Kyle, Patch Hannon (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 2/19/2000 with Jon Brion and Friends (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 6/16/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh, Scotland), 8/27/2000 and Tim Keegan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The CLUNY (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England UK), 11/22/2000 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Assembly Rooms (Edinburgh, Scotland UK), 8/3/2001 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Bottom Line (New York, New York US), 4/12/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Great American Music Hall (San Francisco, California US), 4/23/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Largo (West Hollywood, California US), 4/30/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Assembly Rooms - The Edinburgh Suite (Edinburgh, Scotland UK), 8/12/2002 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: The Rhythm Room (Phoenix, Arizona US), 2/19/2003 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 1/9/2004 Ira Kaplan (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Rockstars (Austin, Texas US), 3/20/2004 w/ Ken Stringfellow, John Wesley Harding "The Threepiece Sweet" (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Rex Theatre (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US), 11/9/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Maxwell's (Hoboken, New Jersey US), 11/14/2004 (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Arts Center (Norwich, England UK), 12/9/2004 w/ Morris Windsor (Concert)
Robyn Hitchcock: Ram's Head Tavern (Annapolis, Maryland US), 3/22/2005 (Concert) acoustic
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