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 Plowing through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw Yipie I ay, yipie I oh The ghost herd in the sky As the riders look on by him he heard one call his name If you wanna save your soul from hell a-ridin' on the range Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride But tryin' to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies" Yipie I ay, yipie I oh The ghost herd in the sky The ghost herd in the sky Yipie I oh The ghost riders in the sky