Camp Songs - Ghost Chickens In The Sky
DAVEL00MIS
Ghost Riders in the Sky.
Dave
Dave Loomis
18 Water St.
Epping, NH 03042
USA
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Jerry Bresee
: Does anyone know the words to this song? Probably sung to the tune of
: Ghost Riders in the Sky.
: Dave
Here's a rough version. Not all the lyrics may be as originally written,
but they'll fit the tune - which IS "Ghost Riders in the Sky." I don't
know who wrote the lyrices. I first heard them performed on a taped
radio program which originated in Bozeman, Montana.
A chicken farmer went out to take a walk one day
He paused by the coop as he walked along his way
All at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye
It was a sight he dreaded... ghost chickens in the sky.
Chorus: ("cluck" - sort of - the melody for the first
two lines of the chorus, ending with:)
Ghost chickens in the sky
He'd been a chicken farmer since he was twenty-four
Working for the Colonel for thirty years or more
Killing all those chickens and sending them to fry
And now they want revenge...Ghost chickens in the sky
(Chorus - cluck in harmony, this time)
Their beaks were black and shiny, their eyes were firey red
They had no wings or feathers, these chickens were dead
They picked that farmer up and he died by the claw
They cooked him extra crispy and ate him with cole slaw.
(Chorus - naturally)
This is my most-requested song from my cousin's kids.
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Jerry Bresee ident01: Aviation training, Delex Systems, Inc.
ident02: Compulsive Musician and Sound Weenie
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Barrie McCombs
Lavender Rose (l...@crl.com) wrote:
: Can someone post the other words to 'Ghost Riders'? The
: chicken one was cute, tho. :)
: Lavender Rose
Lavender Rose
chicken one was cute, tho. :)
Lavender Rose
"Everything that was wild you've managed to tame... I've been drawn to
your heat like a moth to a flame... Though I'm bound to be burned, it's
a price I will pay... cos you've got me thinking... Maybe I'll Stay..."
-Black Diamond-
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