Marty Robbins - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (Under Western Skies Disc 4)
Yippie-I-ay, yippie-I-o
Ghost riders in the sky
An old cowpoke 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 cows he saw
Plowin' through the ragged sky, and up a cloudy draw
Yippie-I-ay, yippie-I-o
Ghost riders in the sky
Their brands were still on fire and their hoofs 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
for He saw the riders commin' hard, and he heard their mournful cry
Yippie-I-ay, yippie-I-o
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 aint caught 'em yet'
'Cause they must ride forever on that range up in the sky,
On horses snorting fire, as they ride on, hear their cry.
Yippie-I-ay, yippie-I-o
Ghost riders in the sky
As the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
If you wanta to save your soul from hell aridin' 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
Yippie-I-ay, yippie-I-o
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
Marty Robbins Sings 'Ghost Riders In The Sky.' (03:50)
A song written by Stan Jones which a lot of people would regard as the greatest cowboy/western song
ever written. It is a stunning song and even when it's done as an instrumental it never seems to
lose any of it's appeal. Without wishing to name drop, I actually asked Marty Robbins when he was in
the UK in the 70's why he hadn't recorded 'Ghost Riders.' He told me he had recorded it but it
hadn't come out as well as he would have liked and so it had stayed in the 'can.' He never saw it
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