Lyrics Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) - Burl Ives
An
old
cowpoke
went
riding
out
one
dark
and
windy
day
Upon
a
ridge
he
rested
as
he
went
along
his
way
When
all
at
once
a
mighty
herd
of
red
eyed
cows
he
saw
A-plowing
through
the
ragged
skies
and
up
the
cloudy
draw
Yippie
ya
yay
Yippie
ya
yo
A
ghost
herd
in
the
sky
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
went
through
him
as
they
thundered
through
the
sky
For
he
saw
the
riders
coming
hard
and
heard
their
mournful
cry
Yippie
ya
yay
Yippie
ya
yo
Ghost
riders
in
the
sky
Their
faces
gaunt,
their
eyes
were
blurred,
their
shirts
all
soaked
with
sweat
They're
riding
hard
to
catch
that
herd,
but
they
ain't
caught
'em
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
Yippie
ya
yay
Yippie
ya
yo
Ghostriders
in
the
sky
As
the
riders
loped
on
by
him
he
heard
one
call
his
name
If
you
want
to
save
your
soul
from
hell
a-riding
on
our
range
Then
cowboy
change
your
ways
today
or
with
us
you
will
ride
A
trying
to
catch
that
devil's
herd,
across
these
endless
skies
Yippie
ya
yay
Yippie
ya
yo
The
ghost
herd
in
the
sky
Ghost
riders
in
the
sky
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