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Inspired by a picture I commissioned of Terry the Dragon as a knight, I put together this song during September.  Between Pawsome and various other things it's taken me a while to do a proper attempt at mixing  the song, but here we are at last.

This was recorded on 2" 24-track with the vocals and bass tracked to 1/2" 8-track first.  Mixing was done to 1/4" stereo on a Studer A807 as a nice test after recapping the audio boards to solve a problem with loss of bass.  One tape edit was needed.

Thumbnail and story taken from this picture by  - https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58129783/

Equipment:

Roland JV1010 with orchestral card, Korg Triton Rack, Oberheim OB-X8, Alesis DM10, Roland Alpha Juno 1, Steinberger XT2d bass, Hammond XM-1 with H&K Rotosphere, Behringer Solina, Korg M1R, Roland M-VS1, Cheetah MS6, Manikin Memotron, Yamaha Reface CP, Dexibell SX8, Moog Voyager, Watkins Copicat, various Alesis effects units

Lyrics:

One grey day some bandits came and tried to steal a wagon

They'd just tied up the merchants when they turned and saw the dragon

He was dressed in shining mail, all polished bright from neck to tail

And in his hands he held a mighty sword

The bandits were the dewclaw gang, the scourge of all the county

The dragon knight stood fearless, he had come to claim the bounty

"Take him down" the leader said, and moments later lost her head

The blood flowed down into the nearby ford

The Terror of the Wood

But you can call him Terry

He slaughtered Robin Hood

And all his men most merry

Fighting through the mob he'd made a grave miscalculation

Overwhelmed and forced to kneel he faced decapitation

Held down by his horns and hair while jeers and curses filled the air

They raised the sword to send him to his death

The dragon-man began to glow, a flash of light expanding

Where once a knight had knelt there was a full-size dragon standing

Letting out two angry roars he stomped the bandits with his paws

And burned up the survivors with his breath

The Terror of the Wood

But you can call him Terry

He slaughtered Robin Hood

And all his men most merry

Landing in the town he came to claim the bounty due

A dragon playing hero left them unsure what to do

Fearful of a dragon's rage they paid him more than twice his wage

And gave a formal knighthood from their lord

The peasants quaked in fear as his giant shadow soared

And in his mighty claws he clutched the chest with his reward

Flying to his lofty home, a high-up cave where none dared roam

He curled around the mountain of his hoard

The Terror of the Skies

But you can call him Terry

To cross him is unwise

He'd crush you like a cherry