An old cowboy 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 sky and up the
cloudy draw

Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi yaaaaay
Ghost Riders 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 he heard
their mournful cry

Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi yaaaaay
Ghost Riders in the sky

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their
shirts all soaked with sweat
He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he 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 yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi yaaaaay
Ghost Riders 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
Trying to catch the Devil's herd, across these
endless skies

Yippie yi Ohhhhh
Yippie yi yaaaaay
Ghost Riders in the sky