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An old cowpoke went ridin' out one dark and windy day |
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Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way |
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When all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw |
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A-plowin' through the ragged skies, and up a cloudy draw |
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Yippie-I-a, yippie-I-o |
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The ghost herd in the sky |
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Their brands were still on fire and their hoofs were made ofsteel |
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Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he couldfeel |
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A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through thesky |
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For he saw the riders commin' hard, and he heard their mournfulcry |
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Yippie-I-a, yippie-I-o |
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Ghost riders in the sky |
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Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts allsoaked with sweat |
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They're ridin' hard to catch that herd, but they aint caught 'emyet' |
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'Cause ya gotta ride forever on that range up in the sky, |
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On horses snorting fire, as they ride on, hear their cry. |
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Yippie-I-a (yippie-I-a), yippie-I-o (yippie-I-o) |
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Ghost riders in the sky |
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As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name |
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If you wanna to save your soul from hell or ridin' on ourrange, |
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Then cowboy change your ways today, or with us you will ride, |
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Tryin' to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies |
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Yippie-I-a (yippie-I-a), yippie-I-o (yippie-I-o) |
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Ghost riders in the sky |
