[Intro]

                                     
 

[Verse]

            
An old cowboy 

              
went ridin' in

       
 one dark and 

windy day.
    
Upon a ridge h

e rested as he

 went along hi

s way.

When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw,
             
Plowin' throug

              
h the ragged s

            
kies and up a 

       
cloudy draw.
            
Their brands w

              
ere still on f

             
ire and their 

hooves were ma

de of steel.
      
Their hornes w

ere black and 

shiny and thei

r hot breath h

e could feel.

A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky,
             
For he saw the

              
 riders comin'

              
 hard, and he 

            
heard their mo

        
urnful cry.
           
Yippie-yi-yo, 

          
yippie-yi-yay.
             
Ghost riders i

      
n the sky.


[Solo]

                                                            
                                                        
                                      
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[Verse 2]

      
Their faces ga

unt, their eye

s were blurred

,
      
Their shirts a

ll soaked with

 sweat.
     
He's ridin' ha

rd to catch th

at heard but h

e ain't caught

 'em yet,

'Causet they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky.
             
On horses snor

              
tin' fire, as 

            
they ride on h

          
ear their cry.
            
As the riders 

              
loped on by hi

      
m, he heard on

e call his nam

e.
        
"If you wanna 

save your soul

 from hell, a 

ridin' on our 

range,

Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride,
             
Tryin' to catc

              
h the devil's 

            
herd a-cross t

             
hese endless s


kies."
           
Yippie-yi-yo, 

          
yippie-yi-yay.
             
Ghost riders i

      
n the sky.
             
Ghost riders i

      
n the sky.
             
Ghost riders i

      
n the sky.


[Outro]

          

Repeat and fade