two young cowboys went riding out one dark and windy day upon a ridge they rested as they went up on their way when all at once a mighty herd of red eyed sheep they saw a plowing through the ragged sky and up the cloudy draw yippie yi yay yippie yi ooh ghost riders in the sky yippie yi yay yippie yi ooh ghost riders in the sky their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel his heart was black and shiny and his hot breath he could feel a bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky for he saw his rider coming hard and he heard his joyful cry yippie yi yay yippie yi ooh ghost riders in the sky yippie yi yay yippie yi ooh ghost riders in the sky