An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Yippee-ya-ho, yippee-ya-hey
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
As the riders rode on by him, he heard one call his name
Yippee-ya-ho, yippee-ya-hey
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upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
when all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw
plowing through the ragged sky and up a cloudy draw
their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
a bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
for he saw the riders coming hard, and he heard their mournful cry
Ghost riders in the sky
he's riding hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught them yet
'cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
on horses snorting fire, as they ride on, hear their cry
if you wanna save your soul from hell and riding on our range
then cowboy, change your ways today, or with us you will ride
trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
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