Ghostriders in the Sky
Riding with Ghostly Herds: Children Of Bodom's Eerie Tale
Lyrics
An old cowboy went out ridin' out
An old cowboy sets out riding
one dark and windy day
On a dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested
Rests upon a ridge while on his journey
as he went along his way
Continues his way
When all at once a mighty herd
Suddenly sees a large herd of red-eyed cows
of red-eyed cows he saw
Plowing through the ragged sky and up a cloudy draw
Plowing through the ragged
Expresses the dynamic movement of the cows
sky and up a cloudy draw
Describes the landscape
Yippie-aye-aee, yippie-aye-ohh,
Exclamation of excitement or cheer
Ghost riders in the sky
Introduces the ghost riders in the sky
Their brands were still on fire
Describes the ghost riders' brands still on fire
And their hooves were made of steel
Highlights the supernatural nature of the horses
Their horns were black and shining
Depicts the horns of the cows as black and shining
And their hot breath he could feel
Portrays the intensity of the ghost riders' breath
A bolt of fear went through him
The cowboy feels a sudden fear
As they thundered through the sky
Ghost riders thunder through the sky
For he saw the riders coming hard
The riders are approaching quickly
And he heard their mournful cry
The riders emit a mournful cry
Yippie-aye-ooh, yippie-aye-aee,
Expression of excitement or cheer
Ghost riders in the sky
Reiteration of the presence of ghost riders
Their faces gaunt their eyes
Describes the appearance of the ghost riders
Were blurred and shirts all soaked with sweat
Depicts the riders as exhausted and sweaty
He's riding hard to catch that herd
The cowboy tries hard to catch the herd
But he ain't caught them yet
Emphasizes the difficulty in catching them
'Cause they've got to ride forever
The riders must ride forever in the sky
On that range up in the sky
Highlights the eternal nature of their pursuit
On horses snorting fire
Depicts horses snorting fire
As they ride on hear their cry
As they ride, their cry is heard
Yippie-aye-aee, yippie-aye-ohh,
Expression of excitement or cheer
Ghost riders in the sky
Reiteration of the presence of ghost riders
As the riders rode on by him
The riders pass by, and one calls the cowboy's name
He heard one call his name
The cowboy hears his name being called
If you want to save your soul
A warning to save the cowboy's soul from hell
from hell a-riding on our range
Implores the cowboy to change his ways
Then cowboy change your ways today
Advises the cowboy to change today
Or with us you will ride
Warning of riding with the devil's herd
A-trying to catch the devil's herd
The cowboy risks riding with the devil's herd
Across these endless skies
Across the endless skies, chasing the devil's herd
Yippie-aye-aee, yippie-aye-ooh,
Expression of excitement or cheer
Ghost riders in the sky
Reiteration of the presence of ghost riders
Yippie-aye-aee, yippie-aye-ooh,
Expression of excitement or cheer
Ghost riders in the sky
Reiteration of the presence of ghost riders
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