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Ghost Riders in the Sky
Written by Stan Jones, c. 1949, and recorded
originally by Vaughan Monroe (later by Johnny Cash)
An old cowboy went ridin' out one dark and windy
at bolder ridge he rested as he went along his way
when all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he
saw
driving through the ragged skies and up a cloudy
draw
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves
were made of steel
their horns were black and shiny and their hot
breath he could feel
a bolt of fear cut through him as they thundered
through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their
mournful cry
Yipie i oh, Yipie i ay
Ghost riders in the sky
As the riders loaped on by him he heard one call his
name
if you want to save your soul from hell a riding on
our range
cowboy change your ways today or with us you will
ride
driving with the devils herd a-cross this moonlit
sky
Their face was drawn there eyes were blurred their
shirts all soaked with sweat
He's ridin' hard to catch that herd but he 'aint
caught 'em yet
'cause they've all to ride forever on that range up
in the sky
oh the horses start to shire as they ride on through
they cry
Yipie i oh, Yipie i ay
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky |
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