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Shellac

Gary

From Dude Incredible2014

Written by T-Bone Slim

Produced by Bob Weston

Lyrics

Gary

[Verse]

Kaiser of steel

Steam ship and wheel

Master of land and ocean

Owner of souls

Railroad and coals

Let us address you, devotion

[Bridge]

Harken, oh king

Listen, oh thing

Softly we sing, and low

[Chorus]

Oh, what a pal was Gary

Oh, what a pal was he

Time rambles on

Hush, we are gone

Gary, almighty dream

[Verse]

Driven of steel

Glowing red, unreal

Down in the cold river furnace

Shearing a brume

Uncaring, a tomb

Through the toil and skirmish

[Bridge]

12 hours a day

All work, without play

That's why we sing, and low

About this track

"Gary" is a song by Shellac from the album Dude Incredible, released in 2014. The song was written by T-Bone Slim. It was produced by Bob Weston, Steve Albini, Todd Trainer.

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  • Steve Rooke— 117 credits as mastering engineer →
  • Bob Weston— 394 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Steve Albini— 845 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Todd Trainer— 179 credits as songwriter & producer →

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, Steve Albini
, Todd Trainer

[Chorus]

Oh, what a pal was Gary

Oh, what a pal was he

Time rambles on

Pretty soon, we're all gone

Gary, almighty dream

[Verse]

Like a tended cigar

Smokestacks and bars

For those workers and hires

Sparks, slag and stench

And our smoke-battered friends

Home of the Jackson Five

[Bridge]

Gary, I hope that you're proud

Of the smoke, and the stink, and the cloud

[Chorus]

Oh, what a pal was Gary

Oh, what a pal was he

Time rambles on

Pretty soon, we're all gone

Gary, infernal dream

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