An old cowboy went riding 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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Plowin’ through the agged sky, and up a cloudy draw,
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Their brands were still on fire
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and their hooves were made of steel,
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Their horns were black and shiny
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and their hot breath he could feel,
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А bolt of fear went through him
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as they thundered through the sky,
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For he saw the riders coming hard,
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and he heard their mournful cry.
Chorus:
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Yippe-ai-oh, yippee-ai-ay, (Coyote Yip)
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Ghost riders in the sky,
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Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred,
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their shirts all soaked with sweat,
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He’s ridin’ hard to catch that herd but he ain’t caught them yet,
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Cause they’ve got to ride forever on that range up in the sky,
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All horses snortin’ fire, as they ride on, hear them cry.
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As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name,
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If you want to save your soul from hell, a ridin’ on our range,
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Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride,
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Trying to catch the devil’s herd, across these endless skies.
Chorus:
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Yippe-ai-oh, yippee-ai-ay, (Coyote Yip)
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Ghost riders in the sky,
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Ghost riders in the sky,
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Ghost riders in the sky.
