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(Ghost) Riders In the Sky (American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Riders In the Sky
Riders In the Sky
Performer
Paul Worley
Paul Worley
Guitar
Douglas B. Green
Douglas B. Green
Guitar
Fred LaBour
Fred LaBour
Upright Bass
Woody Paul
Woody Paul
Fiddle
Eddie Bayers
Eddie Bayers
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stan Jones
Stan Jones
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Riders In the Sky
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Producer
Russ Miller
Russ Miller
Producer
Paul Worley
Paul Worley
Associate Producer
Marshall Morgan
Marshall Morgan
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
An old cowpoke went ridin' out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge, he rested as he rode 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]
Yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yo
Ghost herd in the sky
[Verse 3]
Their horns were black and shiny and their hooks were made of steel
Their brands were still on fire and their hot breath, he could feel
A bolt of fear shot through him as they thundered through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard and he heard their mournful cry
[Verse 4]
Yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yo
Ghost riders in the sky
[Verse 5]
Their faces gaunt, their eyes a-blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
They're ridin' hard to catch that herd, but they 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 'em cry
[Verse 6]
Yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yo
Ghost riders in the sky
[Verse 7]
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
Tryin' to catch the Devil's herd, across these endless skies"
[Verse 8]
Yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yo
Ghost riders in the sky
Yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yo
Ghost riders in the sky
Written by: Stan Jones

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