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Ride With Me Gringo

**Ride With Me Gringo** is a song written by Too Slim, inspired by a poster he saw in a Salt Lake City restaurant. The only recording of the song by Riders In The Sky was on their 1989 album *Riders Go Commercial* (though it was performed during the live sessions for *The Cowboy Way* in 1987).

## Lyrics

*Last night I saw Pancho Villa*

*He came to me in a dream*

*He said he would wait in the mountains*

*He would wait for me by a stream*

*He said that the white horse Bianca*

*Was mine forever to ride*

*With the bandits of sweet liberation*

*If I joined his army tonight*

*He said "Ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride for the glory and gold"*

*"Ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride with your heart and your soul"*

*And viva la revolution*

*The flowers of freedom unfold*

*"Come and ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride for the glory and gold"*

*He said "We live high in the mountains*

*With eagles and lions for brothers*

*And we ride with brave senoritas*

*With the truest of hearts for our lovers*

*We attack, and we vanish*

*Into the silvery light*

*We're the bandits of sweet liberation*

*Come join our army tonight."*

*"Ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride for the glory and gold"*

*"Ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride with your heart and your soul"*

*And viva la revolution*

*The flowers of freedom unfold*

*"Come and ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride for the glory and gold"*

*I awoke in the stillness this morning*

*And Pancho Villa was gone*

*I watched the sun on the mountains*

*And I remembered the words to his song*

*Now I give you my horse and my saddle*

*Today I ride on a dream*

*To a rendezvous in the mountains*

*They're waiting for me by a stream*

*"Ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride for the glory and gold"*

*"Ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride with your heart and your soul"*

*And viva la revolution*

*The flowers of freedom take hold*

*"Come and ride, ride with me gringo*

*Ride for the glory and gold"*

*Last night I saw Pancho Villa...*

## Recordings

* *Riders Go Commercial* (1989)
* *Riders Radio Theater*: *Phantom of The Valley* Chapter Eight (1990) (live performance)
* *Say No More, It's Freddy LaBour* (2013) (solo recording by Too Slim)
Gene Autry

**Orvon Grover Autry** (September 29th, 1907 - October 2nd, 1998), better known as **Gene Autry**, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry retired from the music industry in 1964 to focus on other business ventures.

## Relationship with Riders In The Sky

The first documented encounter between Riders In The Sky and Gene Autry was in 1991, when Autry came to visit the set of the CBS series during filming. It is unknown if there had been a prior meeting between the group and Autry prior to this.

In 1996, Riders In The Sky had been selected to perform a medley of songs which had become synonymous with Autry over his career for the *Third Annual Evening of Country Greats* television special. Later that year, Autry would write a short "forward" in the liner notes of the Riders album *Public Cowboy #1*, thanking the group for doing an entire album dedicated to him.

## Related Pages

* Songs written by Gene Autry (which have been performed by Riders In The Sky)
Cowboy Jubilee (album)

**Cowboy Jubilee** is the second album by Western band Riders In The Sky. It was released in 1980 by Rounder Records.

## Track List

1. *Cowboy Jubilee*
2. *Ol' Cowpoke*
3. *Compadres In The Old Sierra Madres*
4. *Back In The Saddle Again*
5. *Desperado Trail*
6. *Red River Valley*
7. *Ride With The Wind*
8. *Soon As The Roundup's Through*
9. *On The Rhythm Range*
10. *Riding Alone*
11. *Ojo Caliente*
12. *At The End of The Rainbow Trail*

## Credits

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Guitar, vocals
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Bunkhouse bass, guitar, accordion (downwind), vocals
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Fiddle, gut string guitar, accordion (upwind) , harmonica, vocals

### Additional Musicians

* Louis Brown - Horns
* Tommy Goldsmith - Electric guitar, guitar
* Kenny Malone - Percussion
* Kayton Roberts - Steel guitar

### Studio

* Fred LaBour - Producer
* Woody Paul - Producer
* Todd Cerney - Engineer
* Denny Purcell - Master

### Other

* Ken Curtis - Liner notes
* Leonard Kamsler - Cover photographer
* Susan Marsh - Album design
* Dr. B.W. Schapiro - Special thanks

## Liner Notes

*When you sit down to listen to this album, you'd better have your chores all done and plan to spend awhile, because each selection is so interesting you'll want to play, play, and replay it before going on to the next.*

*Having spent several years of my career as a member of the Sons of The Pioneers, I find many excellent facets that make up Riders In The Sky - great intonation, imaginative arrangements, outstanding instrumentals, and their harmony yodeling shows many, many hours of dedicated rehearsal.*

*In fact, there are so many good things to be said about this album - the fine original compositions, individual performances, vocally and instrumentally , the intricate yet somehow relaxed arrangements and style of the group - I guess I can best sum it all up in "Festus-eze" - "It's a purple-tinged pearl-buttoned bangled-billy"!!!*

- Ken Curtis 'Festus'

## 1991 Reissue Description

*With the release of* Cowboy Jubilee*, Riders In The Sky have vocally and instrumentally proven to be masters of their musical trade. The intricacy of their arrangements, along with their umatched yodeling talents, will have you playing this album long after the cows come home. As with all their records, you'll immediately see why the Riders have a special place in the hearts of their many new and old Western music fans.*

## Recording Dates

* December 17th, 1980 (Creative Workshop; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Back In The Saddle Again*
	+ *Cowboy Jubilee*
* December 19th, 1980 (Creative Workshop; Nashville, TN)
	+ *At The End of The Rainbow Trail*
	+ *On The Rhythm Range*
	+ *Compadres In The Old Sierra Madres*
	+ *Soon As The Roundup's Through*
	+ *Desperado Trail*
* December 23rd, 1980 (Creative Workshop; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Ol' Cowpoke*
	+ *Red River Valley*
	+ *Ride With The Wind*
	+ *Riding Alone*
* January 5th, 1981 (Creative Workshop; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Ojo Caliente*
The Last Christmas Medley You'll Ever Need To Hear

**The Last Christmas Medley You'll Ever Need To Hear** is a medley of classic Christmas songs arranged by Woody Paul, set to the tune of *Let It Snow*. Riders In The Sky first performed the medley in the 1995 TNN television special *Riders Radio Theater: The Christmas Show*, and later recorded the song for their 1999 album *Christmas The Cowboy Way*.

## Lyrics

*Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus...*

*Walkin' in a winter wonderland!*

*God rest ye merry gentlemen*

*Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!*

*Frosty the snowman...*

*Deck the halls with boughs of holly*

*We wish you a merry Christmas*

*That's the Jingle Bell Rock!*

*Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer*

*Up on the house top, click, click, click!*

*Jingle bells, jingle bells...*

*Do you hear what I hear?*

*Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...*

*And a partridge in a pear tree*

*All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth!*

*Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!*

*Let it snow!*

*Let it snow!*

*Here comes Peter Cottontail...*

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater: The Christmas Show* (1995) (first performance) (featuring Kathy Mattea and The Moffatts)
* *Christmas The Cowboy Way* (1999) (first studio recording) (first album release)
* *Let It Snow/The Last Christmas Medley You'll Ever Need To Hear* single (2000) (two-track CD single released by Rounder; features 1:14 & 1:53 radio edits of the medley)

## Notes

* The song is simply listed as "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" on the second page in the liner notes of *Christmas The Cowboy Way*, though it's proper name is listed in the copyright and songwriter information on the booklet's last page.
* Song description from *Christmas The Cowboy Way* liner notes:
	+ "This Christmas chestnut was first a hit for big band balladeer Vaughn Monroe in the postwar era. Woody displayed heretofore unknown gifts as a musicologist in discovering that every Christmas song ever written is actually based on 'Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow', and here sets out to prove it."
* During the song's first performance on *Riders Radio Theater: The Christmas Show*, Too Jaws says the line "all I want for Christmas is my two-front teeth", while Ranger Doug says it in the album version.
* While not spoken in any studio recording, Joey The Cow-Polka King has the final line of the song in live performances, adding "Here comes Peter Cottontail" as the song concludes.
Larry's Country Diner

**Larry's Country Diner** is an American television variety show which premiered on the RFD-TV network in 2009. The series (hosted by disk jockey/actor/producer Larry Black) takes place in a rural diner set which functions as an actual restaurant for the show’s audience as Larry and other cast members interview the episode’s respective musical guest stars. Riders In The Sky have made several appearances on the show since season two.

## Riders In The Sky Apperances

1. Season 2, Episode 3 (first apperance)
2. Season 7, Episode 5
3. Season 8, Episode 2 (also features Wilford Brimley)
4. Season 13, Episode 2
5. Season 18, Episode 3

## Notes

* Ranger Doug appeared as a member of The Time Jumpers in Season 2, Episode 11.
(Cody of the) Pony Express

**(Cody of the) Pony Express** is a Riders in the Sky song from Harmony Ranch (album).

## Lyrics

In every corner of this world they boast of men so bold

From Captain Blood and Mister Mud to England's kings of old

Why, every place I've ever been, they think their man's the best

But listen while I introduce a bold man from the West

A thunderbolt bust and then a big cloud of dust

And out rides Cody of the Pony Express

Totin' the mail beside him, he knows the trail to guide him

Cody of the Pony Express

Now, the Injuns wait by the canyon's gate to take Bill by surprise

But they'll never beat the mustang feet of the fastest horse alive

So, over the rim he's running

Racing the wind, he's coming

Cody of the Pony Express!

Now I once saw Cody fight his way through a thousand Indian braves

Riding on a two-ton buffalo's back, he jumped on an Indian's grave

Then he took a half hitch on the buffalo's tail and swung him 'round and 'round

Says, "Step up close, you red galoots, I'll mo-o-o-o-w you down!"

A thunderbolt bust and then a big cloud of dust

And out rides Cody of the Pony Express

Totin' the mail beside him, he knows the trail to guide him

Cody of the Pony Express

Now, the Injuns wait by the canyon's gate to take Bill by surprise

But they'll never beat the mustang feet of the fastest horse alive

So, over the rim he's running

Racing the wind, he's coming

Cody of the Pony Express!
I Only Have Eye For You

**I Only Have Eye For You** is a song written by Ranger Doug for Riders In The Sky's 2002 album *Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites*. The song is performed from the perspective of Mike Wazowski to his girlfriend Celia Mae, two characters from the 2001 Disney/PIXAR film *Monsters, Inc.*

## Lyrics

*I only have eye for you*

*I love your skin, so blue*

*(I do!*)

*I love the way you slither when you come up to the door*

*I love the trail of slime you leave across the hardwood floor*

*I used to love the pretty monsters scaring me to death*

*But now they're just a dime a dozen, hardly worth my breath*

*For you are my scream come true*

("AAAAHHH!")

*And I only have eye for you*

(YODELING)

*I only have eye for you*

*Your kisses taste like glue*

*Your snakey hair keeps waving in the moments when we're kissing*

*Are you whispering "I love you" or is it just your hairdo hissing?*

*I love to rub your aching feet, to me they look identical*

*I love to take you dancing and sweep you off your tentacles*

*For you are my scream come true*

("AAAAHHH!")

*And I only have eye for you*

*And I only have eye for you*

## Riders Recordings

* *Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites* (2002)
I Ride An Old Paint

**I Ride An Old Paint** is a traditional American western song, first published and documented by poet Carl Sandburg in his 1927 book *The American Songbag*. Riders In The Sky first recorded the song for their 1982 album *Prairie Serenade*.

## Lyrics

*I ride an old paint*

*And I lead ol' Dan*

*I'm gone to Montana*

*For to throw the hoolihan*

*They feed in the gultch*

*The water in the draw*

*Their tails are all matted*

*Their backs are all raw*

*Ride around, little dogies, ride around and slow*

*They're firey and snuffy and rarin' to go*

*Old Buck Jones had a daughter and a son*

*His son went to Denver but his daughter went wrong*

*His wife got killed in a bloody knife fight*

*Still he keeps singin' from mornin' till night*

*Ride around, little dogies, ride around and slow*

*They're firey and snuffy and rarin' to go*

*When I die take my saddle from the wall*

*Put it on my pony and lead 'em from his stall*

*Tie my bones to his back, turn his head to the West*

*Let me ride forever on the plains I love best*

*Ride around, little dogies, ride around and slow*

*They're firey and snuffy and rarin' to go*

*Ride around, little dogies, ride around and slow*

*They're firey and snuffy and rarin' to go*

## Lyrical Variations

For the song's two performances on *Riders Radio Theater* in 1988 and 1992, the lyrics to the second verse were changed:

*Now ol' Bill Jones had a daughter and a son*

*His son went to Denver but his daughter went wrong*

*His wife got killed in a poolroom fight*

*Still he keeps singin' from mornin' till night...*

## Riders Recordings

* *Prairie Serenade* (1982) (first recording)
* *Western Songs* (1985) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
* *Best of The West* (1987) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Eight (1988) (live performance)
	+ *Raiders of The Vanishing Everglades* Chapter Three (1992) (live performance)
* *Cowboy Songs* (1996) (reuses Prairie Serenade recording)
Duck Dodgers: The Wrath of Canasta

**The Wrath of Canasta** is the second segment of the eighth episode in the first season of the Warner Bros. animated television series *Duck Dodgers*. Based on the based on the 1953 *Looney Tunes* short *Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century*, the series focuses on the intergalactic exploits of Duck Dodgers (portrayed by Daffy Duck) and the Eager Young Space Cadet (Porkey Pig).

Riders In The Sky appear as animated "robot" versions of themselves in *The Wrath of Canasta*, and performed the song *Dodgers, Duck Dodgers*. The episode premiered on October 11th, 2003 on Cartoon Network.

## Episode Synopsis

During a vacation in the "Way Out West" portion of the planet Robo-World, Duck Dodgers is persuaded by a bounty hunter known as Nasty Canasta. Dodgers repeatedly manages to effortlessly defeat Canasta (under the assumption that he is one of the planet's robotic cast members), but soon he realizes that the head-hunter is very human and very dangerous...

## Gallery

The animated Riders In The SkyRanger Doug and Joey The Cow-Polka KingWoody Paul and Too SlimToo Slim narrowly avoids a blast from Nasty CanastaToo Slim and Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck)Dodgers deflects Canasta's blaster beamThe animated Riders on top of a train carRiders riding the stampeding herd of robot buffaloThe Riders "deactivate" at the end of their performance
## External Links

* *The Wrath of Canasta* on the Duck Dodgers Wiki
* *The Wrath of Canasta* on the Looney Tunes Wiki
Live From The Golden Age of Riders Radio Theater

**Live From The Golden Age of Riders Radio Theater** is a compilation album collecting 20 songs from the first four serials (52 episodes) of the weekly *Riders Radio Theater* series. It was released as a physical compact disk in 2006, and later became one of Riders In The Sky's first albums to be sold digitally in 2010.

## Track List

1. *Back In The Saddle Again* (from *Singing Six Guns* Chapter Twelve)
2. *Wah-Hoo* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Six)
3. *Along The Navajo Trail* (from *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Three)
4. *Bye Bye Blackbird* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Four)
5. *For A Cowboy Has To Sing* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Ten)
6. *The Wayward Wind* (from *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Nine)
7. *Song of The Sage* (from *Singing Six Guns* Chapter Nine)
8. *I Still Do* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Six)
9. *That's How The Yodel Was Born* (from *Curse of The Lost Goldscri* Chapter Twelve)
10. *Empty Saddles In The Old Corral* (from *Singing Six Guns* Chapter Eight)
11. *Lonely Yukon Stars* (from *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Five)
12. *Riding The Old Front Range* (from *Singing Six Guns* Chapter Seven)
13. *Beyond The Reef* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Eight)
14. *The Wild Fiddler's Rag* (from *Singing Six Guns* Chapter Eleven)
15. *Little Joe The Wrangler* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Thirteen)
16. *Chant of The Plains* (from *Curse of The Lost Goldscri* Chapter Six)
17. *Chime Bells* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Four)
18. *The Last Waltz* (from *Curse of The Lost Goldscri* Chapter Six)
19. *Song Of The Bandit* (from *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Eight)
20. *This Ain't The Same Old Range* (from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Four)

## Trivia

* This album includes four songs from *Meltdown On The Mesa*, eight songs from *Mystery of The Lost Ozone*, five songs from *Singing Six Guns*, and three songs from *Curse of The Lost Goldscri*.
* The album's cover photograph comes from Riders In The Sky's 1989 appearance on *Hee Haw*. The original image features Roy Rogers standing between Ranger Doug and Woody Paul, though he has been digitally removed.
* The CD release of the album features "Volume One" written on the spine, implying it was to be the first in a series. As of 2023, no subsequent volumes have been released.
Best of The West Rides Again

**Best of The West Rides Again** is a compilation album released by Rounder Records in 1987. It collects previously released songs from the first five Riders In The Sky albums.

## Track List

1. *Three On The Trail* (from *Three On The Trail*)
2. *Back In The Saddle Again* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
3. *Cool Water* (from *Weeds And Water*)
4. *Desperado Trail* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
5. *At The End of The Rainbow Trail* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
6. *Down The Trail To San Antone* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
7. *Blue Shadows On The Trail* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
8. *Jingle Jangle Jingle* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
9. *Pecos Bill* (from *Weeds And Water*)
10. *Streets of Laredo* (from *Weeds And Water*)
11. *West Texas Cowboy* (from *Weeds And Water*)
12. *Cowpoke* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
13. *Old El Paso* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
14. *Skyball Paint* (from *Three On The Trail*)
15. *Compadres In The Old Sierra Madres* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
16. *Bound To Hit The Trail* (from *Weeds And Water*)
17. *Ojo Caliente* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
18. *Yodel Blues* (from *Riders In The Sky Live*)
19. *Pretty Prairie Princess* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
20. *Chasin' The Sun* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
21. *When The Bloom Is On The Sage* (from *Riders In The Sky Live*)
22. *Singing A Song To The Sky* (from *Weeds And Water*)
23. *On The Rhythm Range* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
24. *Red River Valley* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
25. *When Payday Rolls Around* (from *Riders In The Sky Live*)
Meltdown On The Mesa (comic)

*This is about the comic strip. You might be looking for the sketch from the Riders Radio Theater album, or the first serial of the Riders Radio Theater series.*

**Meltdown On The Mesa** was a comic strip written and drawn by Ranger Doug for the official Riders In The Sky Saddle Pal Newsletter starting in 1994. It was a loose adaptation of the Meltdown On The Mesa serial from the *Riders Radio Theater* series. It is currently unknown how long the strip lasted, or if any other Riders Radio serials were adapted.

## Trivia

* In the first chapter, Slocum and Charlie are depicted wearing the same costumes they wore in the *Horse Opera* photo-shoot.
* The first chapter also mentions the Riders are living on Harmony Ranch, opposed to the Triple X Ranch from the original serial.
I Always Do

**I Always Do** is a song composed by Ranger Doug for Riders In The Sky's 1991 album *Harmony Ranch*. The song originated as a poem Ranger Doug wrote to his young daughter, Annie Laurie Green, after she told him she missed him while he was away on long tours with the Riders.

## Lyrics

*Your blue-green eyes flash like the sea*

*A blue-green tear falls silently*

*Though I'm going for awhile*

*Let's leave each-other with a smile*

*Parting is hard as hot tears burn*

*But like the sun, I will return*

*Hold to your heart, my promise true*

*I'll be coming back to you*

*I always do*

*My darling, try to understand*

*Some things in life are built on sand*

*When you're so young it's hard to know*

*How much is real, how much is show*

*But my love flows endlessly*

*As endless as the blue-green sea*

*Hold to your heart, my promise true*

*I'll be coming back to you*

*I always do*

*But my love flows endlessly*

*As endless as the blue-green sea*

*Hold to your heart, my promise true*

*I'll be coming back to you*

*I always do*
Devon Dawson

**Devon Dawson** is an American singer and songwriter from Fort Worth, Texas, primarily known for performing in the "Western Swing" music genre.

In 1999, Dawson was performing at an Oklahoma music festival when her impromptu yodeling caught the attention of Riders In The Sky, who immediately thought she was the ideal vocalist to portray the cowgirl ragdoll character Jessie on their upcoming *Woody's Roundup* album. Before the Riders could learn the identity of Dawson, she had already left the festival grounds. The group eventually found her through mutual friends, and invited her to perform with them on the album.

Shortly after the release of *Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs*, Dawson began making public appearances in-character as Jessie The Yodeling Cowgirl until as late as 2006. From 2001 to 2004, Dawson would make several appearances on the Radio Disney network as Jessie, primarily during their annual *HO-HO-HOLIDAYS* broadcasts every December.

## Gallery

Dawson as she appeared in the *Toy Story 2 Medley* music video.During her time touring as Jessie The Yodeling Cowgirl, Dawson wore a costume which accurately matched the character's film counterpart.Offcial Radio Disney promotional image featuring Dawson as Jessie and Bob Terry as Woody.
## Trivia

* Dawson appeared with Riders In The Sky in the *Toy Story 2 Medley* music video.

1. ↑ The Journal: "Western warblers come to town" (April 12, 2013) (Archive)
2. ↑ HEY HOWDY HEY: Our Cow-lender (2006) (Archive)
Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show Episode 3

**Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show Episode 3** was the third installment of the *Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show* specials, which aired on The Nashville Network on April 9, 1996. The special featured Ray Stevens as a guest star.

## Cast

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Himself/Doctor B. Baxter Bazzle/voice of Charlie
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Himself/Elmer Fudd/Freddie La/voice of Slocum/voice of Too Jaws
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Himself/Wynonna Fudd/Drywall Paul/voice of Yudon King
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Himself

### Featuring...

* Ray Stevens - Himself/voice of Sockeye Stevens
* Texas Bix Bender (Steve Arwood) - Himself
* Big Zeno Clinker (Bruce Nemerov) - Himself

## Songs Featured

* *Riders Radio Theme* (Riders In The Sky)
* *Riding The Winds of The West* (Riders In The Sky)
* *Harry The Hairy Ape* (Ray Stevens)
* *The Trail Tip Song* (Riders In The Sky)
* *You're Wearing Out Your Welcome, Matt* (Drywall Paul & The Chicken Tenders)
* *The Ballad of Cactus Pete And Lefty* (Ray Stevens & Riders In The Sky)
* *Rawhide* (Ray Stevens & Riders In The Sky)
* *So Long, Saddle Pals*

## Notes

* The fifth of Riders In The Sky's six-special deal with TNN.
Face: The Music

**Face: The Music** is a song written by Too Slim, based around his long-time live show sketch of playing his face during the middle of a song. It appeared on Riders In The Sky's 1991 album *Harmony Ranch*.

## Lyrics

(TOO SLIM PLAYS HIS FACE)

TOO SLIM: *I am the cowboy that's known as ol' Too Slim*

*And when they see me ridin' by they say-*

DRYWALL PAUL: "Hey, that's him! He can sing and Varmint Dance and play his bass..."

MILO BARLOW: "Yeah but what he does his very best is play his face!"

DRYWALL: "Play it, Slim!"

(TOO SLIM PLAYS HIS FACE)

TOO SLIM: *It started many years ago when I was just a kid*

*I'd get to feelin' cheeky, and this is what I did*

*I'd clap a little rhythm, I didn't feel like waitin'*

*And after that I couldn't quit, it was so invigorating!*

(TOO SLIM PLAYS HIS FACE TO THE TUNE OF *JINGLE BELLS* & *TA-RA-RA BOOM-DE-AY*)

TOO SLIM: *So if you've got a tune to play you really like a lot*

*You don't need an instrument, just use the one you got!*

*It's right between your hair and chin, remember what I said*

*"You can play on any song if you just use your head!"*

(TOO SLIM PLAYS HIS FACE TO THE TUNE OF *MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB*)

MILO: "Harder, Slim."

(TOO SLIM PLAYS HIS FACE TO THE TUNE OF *DIXIE*)

DRYWALL: "Uhuh. Use your fist! Uhuh."

TOO SLIM: "C'mon everybody!"

(TOO SLIM PLAYS HIS FACE TO THE TUNE OF *THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER*)

MILO: "Sir?"

DRYWALL: "Me too?"

TOO SLIM: "There you go!"

DRYWALL: "Kinda hurts, but I like it!"

MILO: "I heard that."

(TOO SLIM PLAYS HIS FACE TO THE TUNE OF *POP GOES THE WEASEL*)

DRYWALL: "Hey Milo, let me play your face! Uhuh."

MILO: "Yeah? The heck you will, Drywall-"

(DRYWALL AND MILO BEGIN FRANTICALLY SLAPPING EACH OTHER)

TOO SLIM: "Hey you guys, wait a minuet! Wait you guys! Hey!"

## Riders Recordings

* *Harmony Ranch* (1991) (first recording)

## Trivia

* The characters of Milo Barlow and Drywall Paul make a "guest appearance" on this song.
Take The "A" Train

**Take The "A" Train** is an jazz standard written by Billy Strayhorn in 1939 and popularized by the Duke Ellington Orchestra's recording released later that year. Riders In The Sky performed the song as an instrumental in Chapter Five of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Monster From Mystery Mountain* in 1991.

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater* (series): *Monster From Mystery Mountain* Chapter Five (1991) (live performance)
The Trail Tip Song

**The Trail Tip Song** (sometimes referred to as **Always Drink Upstream From The Herd**) is a comedic song written by Too Slim, which first appeared on Riders In The Sky's 1995 album *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd*.

## Lyrics

*When I was just a greenhorn buckaroo of twenty two*

*Life's rodeo had throwed me, I was hung up and confused*

*My life just sort of grinded to a stop*

*So I went down to the barn to see my pop*

*He pushed his dusty cowboy hat back on his greying head*

*Said "Son, I ain't learned much from this old cowboy life I've led"*

*Course there are some trail tips that you might recall*

*To get you through this vexing veil of tears without a fall"*

*Always drink upstream from the herd*

*Never look straight up at a bird*

*And if you get bucked off, get back on*

*And son, don't squat with your spurs on*

*Well you know how a kid is, he don't take no ones advice*

*I had to drink down stream myself before I saw the light*

*True wisdom takes some time to understand*

*And it was only this morning at the crack of dawn when I*

*Pulled my britches and my boots on*

*And I strapped on my brand new silver shiny spurs with a hand-engraved portrait of John Wayne*

*And the two and a quarter inch razor point rowel*

*And I stumbled over to the campfire for my morning coffee*

*And I squatted down to watch the sun come up and I suddenly realized*

*I could still learn something from my dear departed dad*

*Always drink upstream from the herd*

*Never look straight up at a bird*

*When you get bucked off, get back on*

*And don't squat with your spurs on*

**(Spoken)**

*Everybody's got to squat sometimes, smart ones take their spurs off first...*

*Hey partner, please pass the salve...*

## Recordings

* *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd* (1995)
* *Say No More, It's Freddy LaBour* (2013)

## Trivia

* *The Trail Tip Song* is the first Riders In The Sky song to have a music video. Produced by Rounder Records and aired by ETV Network, the video features an introduction by Texas Bix Bender, along with the Riders acting out the song's story.

## External Links

* *Riders In The Sky: The Trail Tip Song* music video
Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs

**Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs** is nineteenth album by Country/Western band Riders In The Sky. A tie-in to the Disney/PIXAR film *Toy Story 2*, the album was released in 2000 by Walt Disney Records and was met with critical acclaim, leading to the band winning their first Grammy award for Best Musical Album For Children in 2001.

## Track List

1. *Woody's Roundup*
2. *Act Naturally*
3. *Jessie The Yodelin' Cowgirl*
4. *The Ballad of Bullseye*
5. *You've Got A Friend In Me*
6. *Hey Howdy Hey*
7. *My Favorite Toys*
8. *How Does She Yodel?*
9. *Prospector Polka*
10. *You've Got A Friend In Me (Instrumental)*
11. *"One, Two, Three" Said The Prospector*
12. *Home On The Range*
13. *To Infinity And Beyond*

## Credits

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Guitar, vocals
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Bunkhouse bass, vocals, guitar, sound effects
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Fiddle, vocals
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Accordion, vocals, keyboard, percussion, sound effects

### Additional Musicians

* Devon Dawson - Guest vocalist (on *Jessie The Yodelin' Cowgirl* and *How Does She Yodel?*)
* Richard O'Brien - Guitar
* Jonathan Yudkin - Fiddle
* Bob Mater - Drums, percussion
* George LaBour - Squeaky toy
* Casey Chrisman, Katherine Chrisman, Rebecca Chrisman, Grace Green, Alice LaBour, and Katie Miskulin - Children background singers

### Studio

* Joey Miskulin - Producer, engineer, mixing engineer
* Jay Landers - Executive producer, engineer
* Dan Rudin - Mixing engineer

## Recording Dates

*Titles marked with an asterisk were not included in the final release.*

* November 15th, 1999 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Woody's Roundup*
	+ *Jessie The Yodelin' Cowgirl*
	+ *How Does She Yodel?*
	+ *The Ballad of Bullseye*
	+ *Act Naturally*
* November 16th, 1999 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *"One, Two, Three," Said The Prospector*
	+ *You've Got A Friend In Me*
	+ *Prospector Polka*
	+ *My Favorite Toys*
	+ *Two Roads*\*
* November 30th, 1999 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Home On The Range*
	+ *Hey Howdy Hey*

## Trivia

* The idea for the Riders to do a concept album based on the characters from *Toy Story 2* came from John Lasseter and Chris Montan, who pitched it to Jay Landers (Senior VP of Artist & Repertoire at Walt Disney Records).
* Ranger Doug composed and recorded a song for the album entitled "Two Roads", which was cut from the final release.
Along The Santa Fe Trail

**Along The Santa Fe Trail** is a song written by Al Dubin, Edwina Coolidge, and Hugh Williams, first recorded by Ray Noble and His Orchestra in 1940. Riders In The Sky first performed the song in Chapter Ten of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Phantom of The Valley* in 1990, though it later received a studio recording for the 1994 album *Cowboys In Love*.

## Lyrics

*Angles come to paint the desert nightly*

*While the moon is beaming brightly*

*Along the Santa Fe Trail*

*Stardust scattered all along the highway*

*On a rainbow-colored skyway*

*Along the Santa Fe Trail*

*Beside you, I'm riding every hill and dale*

*While shadows hide you*

*Just like a pretty purple veil*

*Thereby hangs a tail*

*I found you*

*And the mountains that surround you*

*Are the walls I build around you*

*Along the Santa Fe Trail*

*Beside you, I'm riding every hill and dale*

*While shadows hide you*

*Just like a pretty purple veil*

*Thereby hangs a tail*

*I found you*

*And the mountains that surround you*

*Are the walls I build around you*

*Along the Santa Fe Trail*

*Along the Santa Fe Trail*

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Phantom of The Valley* Chapter Ten (1990) (live performance)
* *Cowboys In Love* (1994) (first studio recording)
When The Bloom Is On The Sage

**When The Bloom Is On The Sage** is a song written by Fred Howard Wright and Nat Vincent (AKA "The Happy Chappies") in 1930. Riders In The Sky performed the song on their 1984 album *Riders In The Sky Live*.

## Lyrics

*To most folks there's a spot that lives forever*

*Deep within their fondest memory*

*Though I have been a rover, I have never*

*Seen any place that I would rather be*

*When it's round-up time in Texas*

*And the bloom is on the sage*

*Then I long to be in Texas*

*Just a ridin' on the range*

*Just to smell the bacon frying*

*A sizzling in the pan*

*Hear the breakfast horn in the early morn'*

*Drink my coffee from a can*

*Just a ridin', rockin', ropin'*

*Poundin' leather all day long*

*Just a strainin', sweatin', swearin'*

*Listen to a cowhand's song*

*How it beckons and I reckon*

*I would work for any wage*

*To be again, be free again*

*When the bloom is on sage*

(Yodel solo)

*When it's round-up time in Texas*

*And the bloom is on the sage*

*Then I long to be in Texas*

*Just a ridin' on the range*

*All those purple hills a callin'*

*Callin' to me from afar*

*Come back again to the Rio Grande*

*And the lonely Texas star*

*How I’m longin’ to be livin’*

*Where the prairie flowers grow*

*I’d be willin’ to start walkin’*

*To that place that I love so*

*How it beckons, and I reckon*

*I would work for any wage*

*To be free again, just to be again*

*Where the bloom is on the sage*

(Yodel solo)

## Recordings

* *Riders In The Sky Live* (1984) (first recording) (live performance)
* *Best of The West Rides Again* (1987) (reuses *Riders In The Sky Live* recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Six (1988) (live performance)
	+ *Trail of The Diamond Desperado* Chapter Three (1990) (live performance)
* *Yodel The Cowboy Way* (1998) (reuses *Riders In The Sky Live* recording)
Pops

**"Pops"** is a mysterious entity that occasionally possesses the body of Too Slim. While he's never confirmed his true identity, it's long been suspected that Pops is the spirit of iconic jazz musician Louis Armstrong. Another iteration of Pops (quite possibly the physical body from which the spirit originates from) crash landed on Boolah Boolah Island in the early 1970s, but was later discovered to be alive and well by Riders In The Sky, who also learned that he was the ruler of the island's lost Whiffenpoof Tribe.

Voiced by Too Slim, Pops first appeared on the *Riders Radio Theater* album.

## Appearances

* *Riders Radio Theater (album)*
	+ *Pops*
* *Riders Radio Theater (series)*
* *A Pair of Kings*
	+ *Don't Sweetheart Me*
* *Live From The Golden Age of Riders Radio Theater*
	+ *Bye Bye Blackbird*

## Notes

* On both the *Riders Radio Theater* album and weekly series, Pops explains that he's an admirer of the works of Woody Paul.
* Pops made an "appearance" during a 1989 episode *Nashville Now* while the Riders were performing "Bye Bye Blackbird".

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/RidersInTheSkyMaybeIllCryOverYouByeByeBlackbird1989
Riders Radio Records

**Riders Radio Records** is an independent record label created by Riders In The Sky to distribute and produce their albums.

## Riders In The Sky Releases By Riders Radio Records

* *Live From The Golden Age of Riders Radio Theater* (2006)
* *Land Beyond The Sun* (2011)
* *Home On The Range* (2012)
* *Riders In The Sky Salute Roy Rogers: King of The Cowboys* (2015)
* *40 Years The Cowboy Way* (2018)

## Related Pages

Mammoth Radio Pictures (Riders In The Sky's production company for all non-album projects)
Old El Paso

**Old El Paso** is a song written by Ranger Doug and first recorded by Riders In The Sky for their 1982 album *Prairie Serenade*.

## Lyrics

*Old El Paso*

*It's name recalls visions of daring young cowboys and danger*

*Old El Paso*

*In a desert mirage shimmer visions of bold Texas Rangers*

*And perfumed senoritas in bright-lit cantinas*

*And men left in wastelands to roam*

*And as blue twilight falls still it calls for my heart to come home*

*Old El Paso*

*The flickering lights of the city at night gleam like embers*

*Old El Paso*

*The touch of a raven-eyed dancer forever remembered*

*Where the old Rio Grande wanders sea-ward as it lazily roams*

*Through my memories halls still it calls for my heart to come home*

*Old El Paso*

*A town that's as tough as the cowboys that knew no tomorrow*

*Old El Paso*

*A town that's as tender as Rosa I left there in sorrow*

*It's the West-Texas child of the cowboy and the desert alone*

*And as slow hoof-beats fall still it calls for my heart to come home*

*And as blue twilight falls still it calls for my heart to come home*

## Riders Recordings

* *Prairie Serenade* (1982) (first recording)
* *Western Songs* (1985) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
* *Best of The West Rides Again* (1987) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Phantom of The Valley* Chapter Ten (live performance) (instrumental)
Sweet Dreams

**Sweet Dreams** is a 1985 American biographical film which tells the story of country music singer Patsy Cline, starring Jessica Lange, and Ed Harris. Riders In The Sky (Ranger Doug, Too Slim, and Woody Paul) make a cameo appearance in the film during a sequence in which Cline performs her hit song "I Fall To Pieces" at the Ryman Auditorium during a broadcast of the *Grand Ole Opry* show. While they are simply listed as "Opry Band Singers" in the film's credits, the Riders are actually portraying The Jordanaires, a group which provided background vocals on many of Cline's recordings.

## Gallery

Screenshot from the film (from left to right: Ranger Doug, Gary Pigg, Woody Paul, and Too Slim)Behind the scenes photograph.
## Trivia

* Too Slim shaved his mustache off for the role, as none of the Jordanaires had facial hair.
	+ Around this time, the Riders did the photo-shoot for the cover of *Saddle Pals*, which explains Slim's clean-shaven appearance on the original 1987 cover.
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Polka

**An Old-Fashioned Christmas Polka** is a song written by Joey Miskulin, first recorded and performed by Frankie Yankovic for his 1984 album *Christmas Memories*. Miskulin would later perform the song with Riders In The Sky for their 1999 album *Christmas The Cowboy Way*.

## Lyrics

*Let's have an old-fashioned Christmas polka*

*On this happy holiday*

*Let's have an old-fashioned Christmas polka*

*And throw our cares away*

*We'll gather 'round the old piano*

*And sing all the songs we know*

WOODY PAUL: "I'll play fiddle!"

TOO SLIM: "I'll play my bass!"

RANGER DOUG: "My old guitar will set the pace!"

*Let it snow, let it snow, here we go!*

*Let's have an old-fashioned Christmas polka*

*On this happy holiday*

*Let's have an old-fashioned Christmas polka*

*And throw our cares away*

*We'll gather 'round the old piano*

*And sing all the songs we know*

WOODY PAUL: "Where's my fiddle?!"

TOO SLIM: "Right with my bass!"

RANGER DOUG: "C'mon, Slim! Play your face!"

*Let it snow, let it snow, here we go!*

*Hey!*
Concerto For Violin And Longhorns

**Concerto For Violin And Longhorns** is an instrumental piece written by Woody Paul. The song first appeared on Riders In The Sky's *Tumbleweed Theater* television series, where it was referred to as **The Bobcat Bounce**.

## Recordings

* *Tumbleweed Theater* (as *The Bobcat Bounce*)
* *The Cowboy Way* (album) (as *Concerto For Violin And Longhorns*)
Tumbleweed Theater Theme

**Tumbleweed Theater Theme** was the theme song of The Nashville Network television series *Tumbleweed Theater*. It was written by Fred "Too Slim" LaBour and Woody Paul.

## Lyrics

*Well mighty fine and a great big western howdy to you*

*It's time to sign on with the old buckaroos*

*The silver-screen cowboys are ridin' your way*

*So saddle up*

*And giddy up*

*And join us today*

*Shout at your neighbors and round-up the kids*

*Rustle up some popcorn you'll be glad that you did*

*For Riders In The Sky are ready to go*

*With the Tumbleweed Theater show*

*When the guns start blazin' all the bad men will fall*

*And the white-hatted heroes are still standin' tall*

*You'll be ridin' with 'em as they gallop along*

*Roundin' up the dogies with a yodelin' song*

(YODELING)

*Cause Riders In The Sky are ready to go*

*With the Tumbleweed Theater show*

## Notes

* During the "yodel break" near the end of the song, the *Tumbleweed Theater* series featured a narration by Chuck Morgan, while the 1987 *Best of Tumbleweed Theater* video featured a narration by Texas Bix Bender.
Roberta LaBour

**Roberta Lynn LaBour** (nee **Samet**) (1958-January 26th, 2018), better known as **"The Fair Roberta"** or **"Campfire Bert"**, was the second wife of Fred "Too Slim" LaBour. For many years she assisted Riders In The Sky with numerous projects, such as serving as art director, production foreman, and voice actress on *Riders Radio Theater*, and was a costume designer on the 1991 CBS series (which she won a Daytime Emmy for). She passed away in 2018 from cancer.

## Personal Life

Samet first saw Riders In The Sky on March 4th, 1981 when they performed at No Fish Today in Baltimore, Maryland. After years of a long-distance relationship, Samet moved to Nashville to be with LaBour in 1987, and the two were married on January 30th, 1991 in Elko, Nevada during the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering after only being engaged for a month. The couple's first child, Alice LaBour, was born on August 24th, 1991.

1. ↑ https://obits.tennessean.com/obituaries/tennessean/obituary.aspx?n=roberta-lynn-samet-labour&pid=188048178
Jingle Jangle Jingle

**Jingle Jangle Jingle** is a song written by Joseph J. Lilley and Frank Loesser, first recorded and performed by The Merry Macs in February, 1942, though Kay Kyser's version would reach number one on the *Billboard* charts in July of that year. Riders In The Sky first recorded the song for their 1982 album *Prairie Serenade*.

## Lyrics

*Yippie-Yay... there'll be no weddin' bells for today*

*I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle*

*As I go ridin' merrily along*

*And the sing "oh ain't you glad you're single?"*

*And that song ain't so very far from wrong*

*Oh Lilly Belle, oh Lilly Belle*

*Though I may have done some foolin' this is why I never fell*

*I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle*

*As I go ridin' merrily along*

*And the sing "oh ain't you glad you're single?"*

*And that song ain't so very far from wrong*

*Oh Mary-Anne, oh Mary-Anne*

*Though we done some moonlight walkin' this is why I up and ran*

*I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle*

*As I go ridin' merrily along*

*And the sing "oh ain't you glad you're single?"*

*And that song ain't so very far from wrong*

*Oh Emmylou, oh Emmylou*

*Though we've done a heap of dreamin' this is why they won't come true*

*I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle*

*(I've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle)*

*As I go ridin' merrily along*

*(As I go ridin' merrily along)*

*And the sing "oh ain't you glad you're single?"*

*(And the sing "oh ain't you glad you're single?")*

*And that song ain't so very far from wrong*

*(And that song ain't so very far from wrong)*

*And that song ain't so very far from wrong*

*Yippie-Yay*

*There'll be no weddin' bells for today...*

## Riders Recordings

* *Prairie Serenade* (1982) (first recording)
* *Western Songs* (1985) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
* *Best of The West Rides Again* (1987) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Five (1988) (live performance)
	+ *Monster From Mystery Mountain* Chapter Four (1991) (live performance)
* *Austin City Limits*: *A Salute To The Cowboy* (1991) (live performance)
* *Riders In The Sky* (CBS): *Mail Order Brides* (1991)
* *Cowboy Songs* (1996) (reuses Prairie Serenade recording)
Christmas The Cowboy Way (album)

*This is about the 1999 album. You might be looking for the 1990 television special of the same name.*

### Recorded

February 16th, 1998
May 19th-20th, 1998
January 7th, 1999

### Producer

Joey Miskulin

**Christmas The Cowboy Way** is the sixteenth studio album by Country/Western band Riders In The Sky. Released by Rounder Records in 1999, it was the Riders' second Christmas-themed album (having been preceded by 1992's *Merry Christmas From Harmony Ranch*).

## Track List

1. *Corn, Water, And Wood*
2. *The Last Christmas Medley You'll Ever Need To Hear (Let It Snow)*
3. *The Christmas Yodel*
4. *Sidemeat's Christmas Stew*
5. *The Prairie Dog Christmas Ball*
6. *The Friendly Beasts*
7. *Virgen Maria (Why Are You Weeping?)*
8. *I'll Be Home For Christmas*
9. *An Old-Fashioned Christmas Polka*
10. *The Twelve Days of Cowboy Christmas*
11. *Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair*
12. *O Come, O Come Emmanuel*

## Credits

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Guitar, vocals
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Bunkhouse bass, vocals
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Fiddle, vocals
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Accordion, vocals, keyboards

### Additional Musicians

* Richard O'Brien - Guitar
* David Hungate - Guitar
* Bob Mater - Drums, percussion
* Jonathan Yudkin - Violin
* Jay Pattern - Tenor sax
* Bob Warren - Percussion

### Studio

* Joey Miskulin - Producer, engineer
* Brett Truitt - Engineer
* Dan Rudin - Mixing Engineer

## Recording Dates

* February 16th, 1998 (Brett Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Corn, Water, And Wood*
	+ *The Last Christmas Medley (Let It Snow)*
	+ *The Christmas Yodel*
	+ *Sidemeat's Christmas Stew*
	+ *The Prairie Dog's Christmas Ball*
* May 19th, 1998 (Brett Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *The Friendly Beasts*
	+ *Virgen Maria (Why Are You Weeping?)*
	+ *I'll Be Home For Christmas*
	+ *An Old-Fashioned Christmas Polka*
* May 20th, 1998 (Brett Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *The Twelve Days of Cowboy Christmas*
	+ *Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair*
* January 7th, 1999 (Brett Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *O Come, Immanuel*
Blue Montana Skies

**Blue Montana Skies** is a song written by Ranger Doug. It was first recorded by Riders In The Sky for their first album, *Three On The Trail*, released in 1980

## Lyrics

*Riding alone under blue Montana skies*

*Not caring where my pony carries me*

*Feeling at home under blue Montana skies*

*When nature sings her song in harmony*

*The law of the land is to mortgage off your soul*

*But the code of the west is to be free*

*Don't know where I'll roam under blue Montana skies*

*I'll be riding 'till I meet my destiny*

(YODELING)

*Free as the eagle flies in blue Montana skies*

*With him my spirit soars and will be free*

(YODELING)

*Free as the eagle flies in blue Montana skies*

*With him my spirit soars and will be free*

## Riders Recordings

* *Three On The Trail* (1980) (first recording)
* *Best of The West* (1987) (reuses *Three On The Trail* recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Two (1988) (live performance)
* *Yodel The Cowboy Way* (1998) (reuses *Three On The Trail* recording)
* *Silver Jubilee* (2002) (new recording)

## Trivia

* *Blue Montana Skies* was one of the audience requested songs performed in the "mash-up medley" on the *Ridin' Down The Canyon* track from *The Cowboy Way*.
The Rifleman Theme

**The Rifleman Theme** was an instrumental song written by Herschel Burke Gilbert for the 1958 television series *The Rifleman*. Riders In The Sky performed the song in Chapter One of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Phantom of The Valley*.

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Phantom of The Valley* Chapter One (1990) (live performance)