Ghost Rudeboys on the Stage

With all due respect to (and with the appropriate apologies) to Johnny Cash for shamelessly ripping off the music and basic sentiment of Ghost Riders in the Sky, (the actual lyrics of which are at the bottom of this post) I give you...

Ghost Rudeboys on the Stage

An old rudeboy had skanked until the club went dark that night.

Upon a stool he rested as the dance floor filled with light.

When all at once a mighty herd of rudies there he saw

A never ending dance, their pulses raging hot and raw.

Their feet were blazing fire; their Doc Martins' toes were steel.

Their glasses black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel.

A bolt of fear went through him. Thundering like a mighty gale.

For he saw the band a-playing hard

and he heard their mournful wail.

"Yippie ska ohh

Yippie ska ye!"

Ghost rudeboys on the stage.

Their faces gaunt; their eyes were blurred;

Their shirts all soaked with sweat.

They're playing hard to tame that herd

But they ain't caught em yet,

Cause they got to play forever 

lit by footlights on that stage

Their horns were snortin fire 

as their beats expressed their rage.

So, the band blared on before him 

And he heard one call his name.

"If you wanna save your soul
from hell a-ridin on our stage

Then rudeboy change your ways

Or you'll not make it out alive...

Tryin to catch the devil's herd 

forever in this dive."

"Yippie ska ohh!

Yippie ska ye!"

Ghost rudeboys on the stage.

Ghost rudeboys on the stage.

Ghost rudeboys on the stage.

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(And here are the actual lyrics...)

An old cowboy 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

Plowin' through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw

Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel

Their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath 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 cries 

"Yippie i ohhh ohh ohh

Yippie i aye ye ye"

Ghost riders in the sky

Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred

Their shirts all soaked with sweat

He's ridin hard to catch that herd

But he ain't caught 'em yet 

Cause they got to ride forever in that range up in the sky 

On horses snortin fire as they ride on hear their cries 

As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name

'if you wanna save your soul from hell a-ridin on our range

Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride

Tryin to catch the devil's herd across these endless skies 

Yippie i ohhh oh oh

Yippie i aye ye ye

Ghost riders in the sky

Ghost riders in the sky 

Ghost riders in the sky

Image credits:
Modification of http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/yLMRXI-0xa0/hqdefault.jpg
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Ska-is-Dead-358241635