[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
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Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
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When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw
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A-plowin' through the ragged sky,      and up a cloudy draw


[Verse 2]
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Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
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Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel
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A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
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For he saw the riders coming hard,   and he heard their mournful cry


[Chorus]
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Yippee-ai-oh, yippee-ai-ay
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Ghost riders in the sky


[Break]
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[Verse 3]
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Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
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He's ridin' hard to catch that herd but he ain't caught 'em yet
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'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
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On horses snortin' fire,      as they ride on hear their cry


[Verse 4]
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As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
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If you want to save your soul from hell, a ridin' on our range
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Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
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Trying to catch the devil's herd,      across these endless skies


[Chorus]
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Yippee-ai-oh, yippee-ai-ay
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Ghost riders in the sky
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Ghost riders in the sky
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Ghost riders in the sky


[Outro]
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