Cash, Johnny - The West Lyrics






Then came West Virginia came Nevada and Nebraska
Colorado and Dakota, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
And the West was opened up
And for ther first time it seems
That the nation was really conscious of itself as a nation
Railroad tracks crossed the land as did telegraph wires
Public opinion and great ideas were now reflected on a national basis
And never in this land before us and never more hereafter
Will a land know such a people as a man we call a cowboy
His hat and his bandana his unique brand of lingo
All his devil deeds of daring bold and skillful in the saddle
Brave and daring in the rambling wild and eager in exploring
Land that calls him with a challenge
But the land was already claimed by a people
When the cowboy came and when the soldiers came
The story of the American Indian is in a lot of ways a story of tragedy
Like that day at Wounded Knee South Dakota





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  1. D.... ....

    This song makes me think of going 100 mph on a horse jumping crates and getting shot at and shit.

  2. D.... G....

    This is real stuff but sadly now we are stuck with a bunch of old town road bullshit

  3. k.... t....

    if you dislike you make 1 tear shed from a 5 year old

  4. {.... T....

    Welcome to *Andromeda*

  5. D.... !....

    I’m trying to write a Wild West AU for stevebucky...this song gives me so many ideas but I have such a hard time turning my thoughts to words.

  6. E.... G....

    Yippy ka-yaaaa!

  7. C.... S....

    February 1 2020

  8. J.... N....

    Bathory cover álbum UwU.

  9. N.... F....

    Giriş çilli boma benziyor 🇹🇷🇹🇷

  10. S.... ....

    An old cowboy 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-plowing through the ragged sky and up the 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 coming hard and he heard their mournful cry

    Yippie yi ooh
    Yippie yi yay
    Ghost riders in the sky

    Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
    He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
    'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
    On horses snorting fire
    As they ride on hear their cry

    As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
    If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
    Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
    Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies

    Yippie yi ooh
    Yippie yi yay

    Ghost riders in the sky
    Ghost riders in the sky
    Ghost Riders in the sky

  11. J.... G....

    Who else listening this Feb 2020👍

  12. A.... R....

    5k boys are just cows !

  13. A.... A....

    4:53 pm ak time 01/30/2/0 Ak907Angel Psalm 51:17

  14. C.... B....

    ❤❤❤👣🕊🗽🌎🌬🧭⚓👑

  15. H.... M....

    hm picture of the wild hunt

  16. A.... S....

    I like Kane Brown too.

  17. M.... M....

    That voice.. Just stays unique. Timeless

  18. J.... M....

    Literally gives me chills. Such a good song

  19. E.... U....

    MARSHALL VERSUS THE MACHINEEEEEEEEEEEEES

  20. O.... o....

    Is it just or does this and big iron sound very similar

  21. a.... w....

    Copied off an irish song called sam song look it up

  22. R.... B....

    A deep voice. That was the age of classic melody. Such romanticism has eclipsed since these mighty voices have fallen silent. But their legacy lives on forever.

  23. L.... C....

    Why the valkyries ?

  24. F.... ....

    The Wild Hunt.

  25. J.... H....

    Whoever disliked was one of the red eyed cows 🐮

  26. P.... S....

    Nice ABA song...

  27. A.... O....

    Who wants to take a ride

  28. R.... A....

    This is perfection. In singing and song writing. Just doesn't get better

  29. T.... S....

    If you’ve ever read the dark tower series of books this kind of reminds me of them in a weird kind of way

  30. H.... K....

    all i hear is joaquin phoenix

  31. m.... m....

    Se me antojo una sopa de piedras, si señor!.

  32. R.... N....

    Nice touch using the Wild Hunt as the Ghost Riders

  33. G.... f....

    I see there’s 4k+ people Riding on the devils range now.


    I’ll see myself out.

  34. T.... C....

    How i met your mother Marshall song :)

  35. I.... Z....

    Donald The Cowboy Cerrone

  36. R.... F....

    Don’t ever trust anyone that doesn’t like Johnny Cash

    R.... F....

    He was a genius singer and song writer. one of my favorites is ring of fire, many thoughts to the actual 'ring of fire' what is your take?

    R.... F....

    @Fleck Contracting june wrote ring of fire

    R.... F....

    Exactly said.

    R.... F....

    Truth teller dude ;)

    R.... F....

    First thing I ask when I meet someone

  37. S.... R....

    Listening at 1.25x speed actually replicates an accurate horse running beat.

  38. J.... T....

    2020 and still getting chills

  39. S.... D....

    The song which became riders on the storm. Perfect!

  40. k.... m....

    This is... This is music

  41. B.... L....

    Question : how does Johnny Cash get 5000 dislikes ? Answer : He doesn't, by people, just trolls on the Internet

  42. A.... ....

    🔥🔥🔥

  43. K.... S....

    Anyone know the name of the painter?

  44. F.... ....

    The background image is Bathory - Blood Fire Death

  45. D.... S....

    if you like this, listen to Chuck Berry - Downbound Train 1956! it's incredible, same idea and delivery, 23 yrs older!

  46. J.... S....

    The best version of this song ever sung by a true country legend

    J.... S....

    I don't know. The original Stan Jones version and the cover by Burl Ives are great too....both sound pretty haunting, which seems like how this song should be sung. But you can never go wrong with Johnny Cash.

  47. u.... u....

    jhonny i hardly knew ye - pretty similar songs?????

  48. T.... m....

    This is about 6 song's or so that stick in my memory from my childhood, I was born in 67

  49. G.... d....

    - B A D A S S -

  50. s.... ....

    Those 5,000 dislikes are from modern country artists jealous

  51. J.... M....

    Yippie yi OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    J.... M....

    Yippie yi YAAAAAAAAAAY

  52. C.... ....

    Bathory - Blood Fire Death.

  53. V.... B....

    Great song.  Remember when music told a story like this one?  Those were the days.

  54. C.... S....

    my fav. tune from mr. cash!

  55. m.... h....

    Love this song. Have yet here a version I didn't like. This one is awesome!

  56. L.... Y....

    Johnny Cash forever :3

  57. k.... p....

    You should hear the Irish version of this. Sam song.

  58. D.... R....

    Respect to the 1 # and only Man in Black Johnny Cash 🍺💀🎙️🇺🇸🙏

  59. K.... O....

    Original is way better...still a good version tho

  60. F.... L....

    Life
    Sex
    Death

  61. D.... W....

    Thought this was bathory lol

  62. A.... ....

    всадники апокалипсиса

  63. P.... S....

    I don't want to sound like a old person but I hate new country

  64. K.... Y....

    An old cowboy 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-plowing through the ragged sky and up the 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 coming hard and he heard their mournful cry
    Yippie yi ooh
    Yippie yi yay
    Ghost riders in the sky
    Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred, their shirts all soaked with sweat
    He's riding hard to catch that herd, but he ain't caught 'em yet
    'Cause they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky
    On horses snorting fire
    As they ride on hear their cry
    As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name
    If you want to save your soul from hell a-riding on our range
    Then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride
    Trying to catch the devil's herd, across these endless skies
    Yippie yi ooh
    Yippie yi yay
    Ghost riders in the sky
    Ghost riders in the sky
    Ghost Riders in the sky

  65. R.... R....

    There shouldn't be a dislike button for Johnny Cash.

    R.... R....

    @Robert Robertson ironic, the person pointing out how we should allow the other opinion is called a communist, you boomer fuck criticism should be allowed no matter how much you love on singer it doesn't mean anything

    R.... R....

    Raven Raynes 5,000 people used it, I swear that better have been for the channel not Johnny cash, if it was for him, well let’s just say that plagues gonna reach all around those monsters homes

    R.... R....

    @incrediblysour some people just don't like country Johnny Cash, accept that and move on. People are allowed theit opinions on music and just because you idolise one singer/guitar then that doesn't mean everyone else should agree

    R.... R....

    SovietBritain wrong answer

    R.... R....

    @eatmypow how, different people have different tastes in music, some people don't like country or Johnny Cash, you can't change that just accept it and move on

  66. M.... V....

    this song gives me shivers i love it

  67. S.... ....

    2020 Riders.

  68. D.... M....

    Where ma 2020 squad at

  69. P.... W....

    Tan tan tirin tin tin tirin tan tan





    Ghost riders in the storm

  70. j.... g....

    2020 anyone

  71. �.... �....

    Вот эти низкочастотные ноты! Как близки они чувашским древним песням! Джони!!!! Как я тебя понимаю! Ты - моя душа! Душа чуваша. Жаль, что тебя

  72. S.... ....

    Is the ghost riders in the sky a wild hunt?

  73. B.... ....

    This Comment Section is 50% Boomers, 50% People Playing Read Dead Redemption.

  74. N.... F....

    I want to live like jhonny and June

  75. J.... A....

    2019 anyone lol

    J.... A....

    @Jayme Appleman: Actually, I’m here in 2020...

  76. M.... S....

    Sounds like "A Million Ways to Die" by Alan Jackson.

  77. J.... M....

    So what's the painting from? Very interested to know as there are women also umm taking part in the battle.

  78. O.... N....

    Good horse

  79. L.... F....

    Delicia de som😍

  80. S.... ....

    johnny cash is a LEGEND

  81. V.... G....

    Just listen to Cash's rich, rich baritone reaching down to that rumbling bass! Bravo! What could be better? A treasure.

  82. S.... 1....

    Ghost Rider !!!!!

  83. O.... ....

    SBR vibes 🤟🏽

  84. C.... R....

    Ive played this at least 100 times in the last week and havent once had an ad... ?

  85. J.... Q....

    Marty Robbins sang this too

    Westerners>Country

  86. H.... B....

    For anyone looking for this sound again....


    Search up Imaginary Appalachia.
    You won't be disappointed.

  87. C.... G....

    Que música linda aqui no Brasil ficou exelente a versão de alcimar monteiro...

  88. S.... M....

    Love me some cash 🥰❤️😊

  89. M.... E....

    Who names their horse ghost Rider in the sky?

  90. S.... ....

    The picture in the background. BATHOTY - Blood Fire Death

  91. E.... ....

    The ancient Norse spoke of the "Wild Hunt," lead by Odin during the winter solstice. This is just a modern, American version.

  92. S.... M....

    Miss Johny Cash! What a good man, artist and Christian.

  93. C.... J....

    Rip mountain Tim.

  94. E.... C....

    WEST COW BOY HORSE🐴

  95. D.... 4....

    I’m not white but I like this song

  96. K.... M....

    Another boogie man song to keep the naughty nice.