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Bat Chain Puller
2,272
Rock
Bat Chain Puller was released on October 1, 1978 by Rhino/Warner Records as a part of the album Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
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Release DateOctober 1, 1978
LabelRhino/Warner Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM104

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Performer
Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart
Vocals
Richard Redus
Richard Redus
Accordion
Art Tripp III
Art Tripp III
Marimba
Eric Drew Feldman
Eric Drew Feldman
Synthesizer
Robert Arthur Williams
Robert Arthur Williams
Drums
Jeff Moris Tepper
Jeff Moris Tepper
Slide Guitar
Bruce Lambourne Fowler
Bruce Lambourne Fowler
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart
Producer
Jeffrey Norman
Jeffrey Norman
Assistant Engineer
Glen Kolotkin
Glen Kolotkin
Engineer
Phil Brown
Phil Brown
Mastering Engineer
Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson
Producer

Lyrics

Bat chain, puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
A chain with yellow lights
That glistens like oil beads
On its slick smooth trunk
That trails behind on tracks, and thumps
A wing hangs limp and retreats
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Bulbs shoot from its snoot
And vanish into darkness
It whistles like a root snatched from dry earth
Sod-bustin’ rakes with grey dust claws
Announces it's coming in the morning
This train with grey tubes
That houses people’s very thoughts and belongings
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
This train with grey tubes that houses people’s thoughts
Their very remains and belongings
A grey cloth patch
Caught with four threads
In the hollow wind of its stacks
Ripples felt fades and grey sparks clacks
Lunging the cushioned thickets
Pumpkins span the hills
With orange Crayola patches
Green inflated trees
Balloon up into marshmallow soot
That walks away in faulty circles
Caught in grey blisters
With twinkling lights and green sashes
Drawn by rubber dolphins with gold yawning mouths
That blister and break in agony
In zones of rust
They gild gold sawdust into dust
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Puller, puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Bat chain puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Puller, puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Bat chain puller
Puller, puller
Puller, puller
Puller, puller
Bat chain puller
Bat chain puller
Written by: Captain Beefheart
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