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(Ghost) Riders in the Sky [Main Theme, 1949]
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Bing Crosby
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An old cowpoke 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 ploughin' through the ragged skies
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And up a cloudy draw.
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Yippee-yi-ay, yippee-yi-o,
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The ghost herd in the sky.
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Their brands were still on fire and their hooves was made of steel,
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Their horns wuz 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 comin' hard
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And he heard their mournful cry.
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Yippee-yi-ay, yippee-yi-o,
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Ghost riders in the sky.
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Their faces gaunt their eyes were blurred and shirts all soaked
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With sweat,
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They're ridin' hard to catch that herd but they ain't caught them 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
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As they ride on, hear their cry.
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Yippee-yi-ay, yippee-yi-o,
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Ghost riders in the sky.
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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-riding on our range,
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Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
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A-try'ng to catch the devil's herd
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Across these endless skies."
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Yippee-yi-ay, yippee-yi-o,
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The ghost herd in the sky.
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Ghost riders in the sky.
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