RIDERS IN THE SKY
VAUGHN MONROE
COMPOSER: STAN JONES
ALBUM: GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY
LABEL: RCA VICTOR
GENRE: COUNTRY WESTERN
CONCERT PERFORMANCE
YEAR: 1965
Vaughn Wilton Monroe (7 de outubro de 1911 — 21 de maio de 1973) foi cantor, trompetista, regente e ator norte-americano, muito popular nas
décadas de 1940 e 1950. Possui duas estrelas na Calçada
da Fama de Hollywood por seuS trabalhos em disco e no rádio. Sua voz de barítono e seus atributos físicos
valeram-lhe apelidos como The Voice
with Hairs on Its Chest (A voz com cabelos no peito) e Old Leather Tonsils (Amígdalas
de couro velho).
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is
a cowboy-styled
country/western song written in 1948 by
American songwriter Stan Jones.
A number of versions were crossover hits on
the pop charts in 1949, the most successful being by Vaughn Monroe. The ASCAP database lists the song as "Riders
in the Sky" (title code 480028324), but the title has been written as
"Ghost Riders", "Ghost Riders in the Sky", and "A
Cowboy Legend". Members of the Western
Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of
all time.
An
old cowpoke 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'plowin'
through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw
Yi-pi-yi-ay,
Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost
riders in the sky
Their
brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel
Their
horns wuz black and shiny and their hot breaths he could feel
A
bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky
For
he saw the riders comin' hard and he heard their mournful cry
Yi-pi-yi-ay,
Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost
riders in the sky
Their
faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, and shirts all soaked with sweat
They're
ridin' hard to catch that herd but they ain't caught them yet
They've
got to ride forever in that range up in the sky
On
horses snortin' fire, as they ride on, hear their cry
Yi-pi-yi-ay,
Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost
riders in the sky
As
the riders loped on by him, he heard one call his name
"If
you want to save your soul from hell a' ridin' on our range"
"Then
cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride"
"A-tryin'
to catch the Devil's herd across these endless skies."
Yi-pi-yi-ay,
Yi-pi-yi-o
Ghost riders in the sky
Ghost riders in the sky
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