Redeemed

"Workshop of the Telescopes" is the tenth and final track from Blue Öyster Cult's first studio album, Blue Öyster Cult. Its lyrics tell the story of fictional folk hero Sir Rastus Bear, who battles demons and befriends the children of a village.

Blue Öyster Cult

 * Eric Bloom - lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards
 * Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - lead guitar, vocals
 * Allen Lanier - keyboards, guitar
 * Joe Bouchard - bass, vocals
 * Albert Bouchard - drums, vocals

Production

 * David Lucas - producer, engineer
 * Murray Krugman - associate producer
 * Sandy Pearlman - associate producer
 * Bill Robertson - engineer

Lyrics
Don’t you give up, my young, young friends Here’s a story I think will please How Sir Rastus Bear was in fact redeemed

Redeemed from the cell to which he’d been thrown By men whose love was more For the ice and cold

Goblins of surcease, villians of wise They pranced his brain on through the long, long night Sir Rastus Bear who’d ever believe You’d be by a song Redeemed

Up on the north forty I’m sure it was Christmas Day When Sir Rastus Bear taught children how to play

Games of life and love And songs, oh those songs Oh those deep but true Hill country songs

Goblins of surcease, villians of wise They pranced his brain on through the long, long night Sir Rastus Bear who’d ever believe You’d be by a song Redeemed

Redeemed good Lord, from the ice and cold Redeemed from the cell to which I’ve been thrown Redeemed by virtue of a country song And I believe good Lord, it won’t be long (Won’t be long) It won’t be (Won’t be long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long- long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long-long)

Trivia

 * Sir Rastus Bear is the name of a Saint Bernard owned by the song's principal lyricist, Harry Farcas.