(Ghost) Riders In The Sky

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1. An old cowboy went ridin' 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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    plowin' through the ragged skies, and up a cloudy draw.

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2. 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 comin' hard, and he heard their mournful cry.

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Yipie i-oh !    Yipie i-ay !    Ghost riders in the sky.

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3. Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred,
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    their shirts all soaked with sweat.
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   He's ridin' hard to catch that herd, but he aint 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 snorting fire, as they ride on, hear their cry.

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4. 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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   tryin' to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies."

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   Yipie i-oh ! Yipie i-ay !  Ghost riders in the sky. 
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   Ghost riders in the sky. Ghost riders in the sky. 

(Orig.= Capo 1)