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An old cowpoke went ridin' out one dark and windy day7 m) P v, m( g! B, E& y" ]
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way # A x2 `- ^5 k- w2 i dWhen all at once a mighty herd of red eyed cows he saw ) l) B, s) M8 w, ]( RA plowin' through the ragged sky and up a cloudy draw& W y2 E! A' y) X8 E+ w g& n
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The ghost riders in the sky ) {% d+ Z% l" R' ?/ `5 `8 ]' V3 n$ U0 u! i
Their hoofs were made of fire and their horns were made of steel2 _2 ~. Z2 W) R7 Y! x
And as they thundered by him their hot breath he could feel ( x; k* B" E1 {' ~A bolt of fear swept through him as he looked up in the sky $ w4 Q5 O& c) A3 z _, ?$ FHe saw the riders commin' hard and heard their mournful cry ) N/ N! @8 C2 Z' B i8 T0 V7 h) o- q d7 T+ H H
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As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name: ) h6 A* @! ^. V4 D9 ?"If you want to save your soul from hell a-ridin' on our range, : c C8 Y0 ~' K4 C, V! P# _Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride,; q) l( C+ s0 y8 |% ?) l
A tryin' to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies" / w3 Y( v/ I1 E Q! J D& c ! g+ X# b' [0 w! t/ l' i. l. e) CYi-pi-yi-o, Yi-pi-yi-ay9 \( O! M5 P, c
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