[Verse 1]
An old cowboy went riding 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
A-plowing through the ragged sky
And up the cloudy draw

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

[Chorus]
Yippie-yi-ooh, yippie-yi-ooh, yippie-yi-ooh
Yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yay
Ghost Riders in the sky

[Instrumental Interlude]

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

[Verse 4]
As the riders loped on by him
He heard one call his name
"If you want to save your soul from hell
A-riding on our range
Then, cowboy, change your ways today
Or with us you will ride
Trying to catch the devil's herd
Across these endless skies"

[Chorus]
Yippie-yi-ooh, yippie-yi-ooh, yippie-yi-ooh
Yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yay, yippie-yi-yay
Ghost Riders in the sky
Ghost Riders in the sky
Ghost Riders in the sky

[Instrumental Outro]