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Ghost Riders In the Sky
Johnny Cash
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Johnny Cash
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Stan Jones
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Bill Flanagan
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Sean Murphy
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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
Plowing through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw
[Verse 2]
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 skies
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cries
[Verse 3]
Yippie-I-oh
Yippie-I-yay
Ghost riders in the sky
[Verse 4]
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 got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride on hear their cries
[Verse 5]
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
If you wanna save your soul from hell a-ridin' on our range
Cowboy, change your ways today or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies
[Verse 6]
Yippie-I-oh
Yippie-I-yay
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
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Stan Jones
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![Listen to The King Is Gone (So Are You) [Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990] by The Highwaymen](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music114/v4/90/64/1b/90641b19-abbe-3c44-f258-353c24529bad/mzm.tkenipkf.jpg/375x375cc.webp "Listen to The King Is Gone (So Are You) [Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990] by The Highwaymen")
