Riders In The Sky Lyrics - Singles - Desperados

[Music & lyrics by Stan Jones, 1949] 

An old cowboy went out on a 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 

Plowing through the ragged sky and up a cloudy draw. 

Yippie aye-aaa, yippie aye-ooh. 

Ghost riders in the sky. 

Their brands were still on fire 

and their hooves were made of steel 

Their horns were black and shining 

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 aye-aaa, yippie aye-ooh. 

Ghost riders in the sky. 

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred 

and shirts all soaked with sweat 

They're riding hard to catch that head 

but they ain't caught them yet, 

'cause they've got to ride forever 

on that range up in the sky 

On horses snorting as they ride 

and hear their awful cry 

Yippie aye-aaa, yippie aye-ooh. 

Ghost riders in the sky. 

As the riders loped on by him 

he heard one calls his name 

If you want to save your soul 

from hell riding on your 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 aye-aaa, yippie aye-ooh. 

Ghost riders in the sky.