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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Outlaws
The Outlaws
Performer
Hughie Thomasson
Hughie Thomasson
Vocals
Billy Jones
Billy Jones
Vocals
David Dix
David Dix
Drums
Freddie Salem
Freddie Salem
Guitar
Rick Cua
Rick Cua
Vocals
Mike Duke
Mike Duke
Piano
Ron Hicklin
Ron Hicklin
Background Vocals
John Paul Joyce
John Paul Joyce
Background Vocals
Louis Marford
Louis Marford
Background Vocals
Jerry Whitman
Jerry Whitman
Background Vocals
Myrna Mathews
Myrna Mathews
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stan Jones
Stan Jones
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gary Lyons
Gary Lyons
Producer
Hughie Thomasson
Hughie Thomasson
Producer

Lyrics

An old cowboy went ridin' 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 steers he saw
A plowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw
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
He saw the riders coming hard... and he heard their mournful cry
Yippie i ay Yippie i oh
Ghost riders in
Ghost riders in the sky
Yippie i ay (Yippie i ay) Yippie i oh (Yippie i oh)
Ghost riders in the sky
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were 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 in the range up in the sky
On horses snorting fire as they ride hard, hear them cry
Yippie i ay Yippie i oh
Ghost riders in
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
Written by: Stan Jones
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