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Merry Christmas From Harmony Ranch

* 1992
* 2020

**Merry Christmas From Harmony Ranch** is the eleventh studio album by Western swing band Riders In The Sky. Released in 1992, it was the group's first Christmas album, and their second album to be released by Columbia Records. It was later re-released in 2020 under the title of **Cowboy Christmas Classics**.

## Track List

1. *Here Comes Santa Claus*
2. *Silver Bells*
3. *Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer*
4. *White Christmas*
5. *Navidad Y Año Nuevo*
6. *Christmas Time's A Comin'*
7. *Deck The Bunkhouse Walls*
8. *Sidemeat's Christmas Goose*
9. *Riding Home On Christmas Eve*
10. *Merry Christmas From Harmony Ranch/Jingle Bells*
11. *Christmas Carol Medley/The Greatest Gifts*

## 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

### Additional Musicians

* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Accordion
* Kenny Malone - Drums, percussion
* Farrell Morris - Percussion
* Kathy Mattea - Guest performer

### Studio

* Steve Gibson - Producer
* Steve Buckingham - Producer
* Marshall Morgan - Engineer
* Rich Schirmer - Engineer
* Toby Seay - Second Engineer
* John Kunz - Second Engineer
* Marshall Morgan - Mixing Engineer

## Recording Dates

\**Titles marked with an asterisk did not make it to the final release*

* April 20th, 1992 (Nightingale Studios; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Riding Home On Christmas Eve*
	+ *Sidemeat's Christmas Goose*
	+ *Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer*
	+ *Merry Christmas From Harmony Ranch*
	+ *Navidad Y Año Nuevo*
	+ *Jingle Bells*
	+ *White Christmas*
* April 21st, 1992 (Nightingale Studios; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Christmas Carol Medley/The Greatest Gifts*
	+ *Here Comes Santa Claus*
	+ *Silver Bells*
	+ *Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair\**
	+ *Christmas Time's A Comin'*

## Trivia

* *Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair* was originally going to be included on this album, but it would later be re-record and released on *Christmas The Cowboy Way* in 1999.
Cowboy Songs

* 1996
* 2009

**Cowboy Songs** is a compilation album released by Rounder Records in 1996. It is a collection of songs from Riders In The Sky's studio recordings during their first few years at Rounder, as well as songs from their then-most recent release, *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd*. In 2009, the album was re-released under the title of **Best of Rounder Records: Riders In The Sky - Essential Recordings: Ghost Riders In The Sky**.

## Track List

1. *Jingle Jangle Jingle* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
2. *Tumbling Tumbleweeds* (from *Weeds And Water*)
3. *Don't Fence Me In* (from *Three On The Trail*)
4. *Cattle Call* (from *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd*)
5. *Ghost Riders In The Sky* (from *Three On The Trail*)
6. *Streets of Laredo* (from *Weeds And Water*)
7. *I Ride An Old Paint* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
8. *Red River Valley* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
9. *Rawhide* (from *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd*)
10. *Chasin' The Sun* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
11. *Back In The Saddle Again* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
12. *Home On The Range* (from *Prairie Serenade*)

## Notes

* This album includes songs from all of the Riders albums from Rounder except for *Riders In The Sky Live*, *New Trails*, and *Saddle Pals*.
Say No More, It's Freddy LaBour

**Say No More, It's Freddy LaBour** is the first solo album by Fred "Too Slim" LaBour, and was released in 2013.

## Track List

1. *Aspiration Blues*
2. *Who Offed Hoffa?*
3. *A Priceless Lesson*
4. *My Load Shifted*
5. *Whilst Downloadin' Durante*
6. *Fathers Day*
7. *Still A Little Snap In The Old Soupbone*
8. *Prozac Polka*
9. *Salting Of The Slug*
10. *Always Drink Upstream From The Heard*
11. *Big Mac (Not The Burger, But The Bridge)*
12. *Cowboys Whoa!*
13. *Ride With Me Gringo*
14. *Garth Does Darth Does Garth*

## Credits

* Fred LaBour - Vocals, guitar, bass, face, and percussion

### Studio

* Brent Truitt - Engineer
* Jim McGuire - Photographer
* Fred LaBour - Producer

## Notes

* *The Salting Of The Slug* was previously released on *The Cowboy Way* (1987).
* *Always Drink Upstream From The Heard* (under it's original title of ***The Trail Tip Song***) was recorded for the Riders 1995 album *Always Drink Upstream From The Heard*.
* *Cowboys Whoa!* was included in *Riders In The Sky: The Book* (1994).
* *Ride With Me Gringo* was initially released on *Riders Go Commercial* (1989).

## Trivia

* A single titled *McCartney Dead; New Evidence Brought to Light* was released to tie-in with the album in 2014.
MCA Records

**MCA Records** was an record label owned and operated by the American media conglomerate MCA Inc., though it would be dissolved in 2003 by the Universal Music Group, who purchased the label in 1996. The company operated as the United States branch of Decca Records before rebranding to MCA Records in 1972.

Riders In The Sky released four albums on MCA between 1987 and 1990, as well as three singles, and one compilation album. As a result of MCA falling under Universal's ownership, all of the Riders' master recordings from their time on the label were stored inside Building 6197, which was destroyed in a fire that broke out on the Universal Studios backlot in 2008.

## Riders In The Sky Single Releases On MCA

* *Ghost Riders In The Sky*
* *Concerto For Violin And Longhorns*
* *Mr. Sincere*
 "A" Side features material from Jerry Clower.
* *Trail Traffic Report*
* *Udder Butter On A Rope*
* *Triple X Stock Report*
* *Bio Feedbag*
* *Livin' In A Mobile Home*
Cowboys In Love

**Cowboys In Love** is the fourteenth album by Western swing band Riders In The Sky, initially released in 1994 by Columbia Records, but was later re-released by Epic Records.

## Track List

1. *The Cowboy's In Love*
2. *Along The Santa Fe Trail*
3. *One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart*
4. *Wimmen... Who Needs 'Em!*
5. *Sweet Señorita Teresa*
6. *Farr Away Stomp*
7. *The Yellow Rose of Texas*
8. *La Malaguena*
9. *I'm A Ding Dong Daddy*
10. *Early Autumn*
11. *You're Wearin' Out Your Welcome, Matt*

## 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, organ

### Additional Musicians

* Asleep At The Wheel - Guest performers (*I'm A Ding Dong Daddy*)
* Emmylou Harris - Guest performer (*One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart*)
* Tommy Wells - Drums
* Kenny Malone - Percussion
* Mark Howard - Acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin
* Gregg Galbraith - Steel string & nylon string guitars
* Barbara Lamb - Violin

### Studio

* Joey Miskulin - Producer, string arrangements
* Gary Paczosa - Engineer
* Mark Howard - Engineer
* Ed Simonton - Engineer

## Recording Dates

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

* February 3rd, 1994 (Nightingale Studios; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Early Autumn*
	+ *The Yellow Rose of Texas*
	+ *One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart*
	+ *La Malaguena*
	+ *You're Wearing Out Your Welcome, Matt*
* February 5th, 1994 (Nightingale Studios; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Along The Santa Fe Trail*
	+ *Farr Away Stomp*
* February 16th, 1994 (Bismeaux Studios; Austin, TX)
	+ *Hang Your Head In Shame*\*
	+ *I'm A Ding Dong Daddy*
* February 21st, 1994 (Nightingale Studios; Nashville, TN)
	+ *The Cowboy's In Love*
	+ *Wimmen... Who Needs 'Em?*
	+ *The Ballad of Palindrome*\*
	+ *Sweet Señorita Teresa*
	+ *The Running Gun*\*
Cielito Lindo

**Cielito Lindo** is a popular traditional song of Mexico, written in 1882 by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés. Riders In The Sky recorded the song for their debut album *Three On The Trail*, which featured new lyrics by Too Slim.

## Lyrics

*Ay ay ay ay*

*Canta y no llores*

*Porque cantando se alegran*

*Cielito lindo los corazones*

*De la Sierra Morena*

*Cielito lindo vienen bajando*

*Un par de ojitos negros*

*Cielito lindo de contrabando*

*Ay ay ay ay*

*Canta y no llores*

*Porque cantando se alegran*

*Cielito lindo los corazones*

*Ricky Ricardo*

*The late Guy Lombardo*

*Cielito lindo*

*Don Pardo*

*Eydie Gormé leased a condo*

*Cielito lindo from Elvis Costello*

*She signed the paper singing*

*Ay ay ay ay*

*Canta y no llores*

*Porque cantando se alegran*

*Cielito lindo los corazones*

*Ay ay ay ay*

*Canta y no llores*

*Porque cantando se alegran*

*Cielito lindo los corazones*

## Riders Recordings

* *Three On The Trail* (1980) (first recording)
* *Austin City Limits* (1981) (live television performance)
* *Riders In The Sky Live* (1984) (live recording)
* *Tumbleweed Theater* (1983-1985) (new recording)
Gene Autry Tribute Medley

**The Gene Autry Tribute Medley** is a medley arranged by Riders In The Sky for their appearance on TNN's *Third Annual Evening of Country Greats* in 1996. The medley was performed as part of segment of the show paying tribute to Country Music Hall of Fame member Gene Autry, who was in attendance at the ceremony. It is comprised of four songs that became synonymous with Autry over his decades-spanning musical career: *Be Honest With Me*, *South of The Boarder*, *That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine*, *Ridin' Down The Canyon*, and *Back In The Saddle Again*.

## Lyrics

(BE HONEST WITH ME)

*Be honest with me, dear*

*Whatever you do*

*Remember you're mine, dear*

*And always be true*

*Wherever I wander*

*On land or on sea*

*If you really love me*

*Be honest with me*

(SOUTH OF THE BOARDER)

*Aye-aye-aye-aye*

*Aye-aye-aye-aye*

*Aye-aye-aye-aye*

*Aye-aye-aye-aye*

*South of the boarder*

*Down Mexico way*

*That's where I fell in love*

*When the stars above*

*Came out to play*

*Now as I wander*

*My thoughts ever stray*

*South of the boarder*

*Down Mexico way*

(THAT SILVER-HAIRED DADDY OF MINE)

*In a vine covered shack in the mountains*

*Bravely fighting the battle of time*

*Lives a dear one who's weathered life's sorrows*

*It's that silver-haired daddy of mine*

(RIDIN' DOWN THE CANYON)

*Cactus plants are bloomin'*

*Sagebrush everywhere*

*Granite spires standing all around*

*I'd tell you folks it's heaven*

*To be ridin' down the trail*

*When the desert sun goes down*

(BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN)

*Whoppie-tie-yi-yo*

*Rockin' to and fro*

*Back in the saddle again*

*Whoppie-tie-yi-yay*

*I go my way*

*Back in the saddle again*

(Yodeling)

## Riders Recordings

* *Third Annual Evening of Country Greats* (1996)
* *Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show* Episode Four (1996)

## Trivia

* This medley was never recorded for an album, having been written exclusively for television and live performances.
L. Philo "Larry" Mammoth

**L. Philo "Larry" Mammoth** is the president and spokesman for Mammoth Radio Pictures, Mammoth Vocational Schools, and numerous other Mammoth subsidiaries. One of Too Slim's numerous characters, Mammoth first appeared on the *Tumbleweed Theater* television series.

## Appearances

* *Tumbleweed Theater* (first appearance)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (album)
	+ *Call of The Wild*
* *Riders Radio Theater (series)*
* *Riders Go Commercial*
	+ *Accordion Repair Course*
	+ *Perfume, Passion, And Polka*
	+ *Geezer Training Course*
	+ *Toolkit In A Holster*
* *A Riders In The Sky Christmas*

## Gallery

Mammoth, as he appeared in later seasons of *Tumbleweed Theater*Advertising Prarie Aire water (*Tumbleweed Theater*)Promoting the "Western Geograph-E" instructional tape (*Tumbleweed Theater*)
## Notes

* It's possible that Mammoth is also "Prairie Larry", the owner of the Cow Paint And Body Shop advertised in *Riders Go Commercial*, though this has never been confirmed.
* Before the creation of Slocum, Mammoth served as the primary antagonistic character of the Riders universe, as seen in several *Tumbleweed Theater* sketches.
* While not explicitly named, Mammoth also appears in Too Slim's solo album *Say No More, It's Freddy LaBour* on the track *Garth Does Darth Does Garth.*
Sidemeat

**Sidemeat** is the faithful "sidekick" and trail cook of Riders In The Sky.

A character initially created for *Tumbleweed Theater*, Sidemeat is an amalgamation/affectionate parody of the roles typically played by character actors such as Gabby Hayes and Al St. John in B-Western films produced from the 1930s to the 50s. He is portrayed by Fred "Too Slim" LaBour.

## Trivia

* While the Riders all use horses (Turbo, Birkenstock, and Yugo) as their primary mode of transportation, Sidemeat rides a mule named Senator.
* Sidemeat is the owner (or co-owner with the Riders) of the Triple X Ranch.
Walt Disney Records

**Walt Disney Records** is an American music record label which serves as the primary publisher of soundtracks from productions from the various divisions of The Walt Disney Company (theatrical films, television productions, and theme parks). It was founded in 1956 as Disneyland Records before changing it's name to Walt Disney Records in 1988.

Riders In The Sky have released two albums through Walt Disney Records: *Woody's Roundup* in 1999, and *Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites* in 2002. The songs from both of those albums have been featured on other records released by the label since then.
Bill Collins

**William Drew "Windy Bill" Collins** (birth date unknown-September 21st, 2015) was a founding member of Riders In The Sky, a long-time member of Dickie Lee's touring backup band "The Dickie Birds". After less than a year with the Riders, Collins left in August of 1978 to continue to perform with Dickie Lee, and was replaced Tommy Goldsmith. He passed away in his home in Vero Beach, Florida on September 21st, 2015.
Desert Serenade

**Desert Serenade** is a song written by Ranger Doug in 1990, and first performed by Riders In The Sky in Chapter Thirteen of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Return of The Phantom*. It later received a studio recording for the 1995 album *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd*.

## Lyrics

*The moon is high*

*The fire is low*

*A billion stars outshine the ember's glow*

*A lonesome yodel soft and low*

*Can't chase the memories of long ago*

*Somewhere she's sleeping on a soft and quilted bed*

*In a house we might have shared if I had stayed*

*Now I'm sleeping on the cold hard ground instead*

*Swapping yodels with the coyotes in a desert serenade*

(Yodeling)

*Soon dawn will chase the shadows of the night*

*And these memories will vanish with the light*

*A cup of coffee and I'll be alright*

*A new horizon waits for me just out of sight*

*Somewhere she's sleeping on a soft and quilted bed*

*In a house we might have shared if I had stayed*

*Now I'm sleeping on the cold hard ground instead*

*Swapping yodels with the coyotes in a desert serenade*

(Yodeling)

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Return of The Phantom* Chapter Thirteen (1990) (live performance)
* *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd* (1995) (first studio recording)

## Notes

* The Riders performed this song during an appearance on *Music City Tonight* in 1995.
You're Wearin' Out Your Welcome, Matt

**You're Wearin' Out Your Welcome, Matt** is a song written by Joey Scott and David Kent. The song is told from the perspective of a fan of the *Gunsmoke* television show, who is growing increasingly irritated with the "will they/won't they" relationship between the characters of Marshall Matt Dillon and Miss Kitty. Riders In The Sky first recorded the song for their 1994 album *Cowboys In Love*, though it had been performed during live shows as early as 1993.

## Lyrics

*In dusty ol' Dodge City*

*A barmaid called Miss Kitty had it bad for the Marshall*

*Matt Dillon was his name*

*I've seen every TV rerun*

*And every time I've seen one it's the same*

*He leaves her waitin' for the kiss that never came*

*Yes, she keeps waitin' for the sundown*

*When he'll lay that smokin' gun down*

*And swear to her his fightin' days are through*

*But every mornin' Mr. Dillon's off to chase another villain*

*And poor Miss Kitty is wonderin' what to do*

*I'm tellin' you*

*One day you're gonna wear out your welcome, Matt*

*If you keep steppin' on her like that*

*You know that ain't no way to treat your kitty cat*

*You're wearin' out your welcome*

*Matt*

*Now even Doc and Chester say*

*"Don't let this one get away"*

*But Matt, you just ain't too quick on the draw*

*Wise up, Marshall, treat her right*

*Tell her she can spend the night*

*Wrapped up in the long arms of the law*

*I'm tellin' you*

*One day you're gonna wear out your welcome, Matt*

*If you keep steppin' on her like that*

*You know that ain't no way to treat your kitty cat*

*You're wearin' out your welcome*

*Matt*

*Matthew, I don't want to see the episode*

*When Miss Kitty finally says it's time to hit the road*

*'Cause everybody knows you'd miss her*

*But don't just stand there, man*

*Go ahead and kiss her!*

*I'm tellin' you*

*One day you're gonna wear out your welcome, Matt*

(Where did ya'll come from?)

*If you keep steppin' on her like that*

*You know that ain't no way to treat your kitty cat*

*You're wearin' out your welcome*

*Matt*

*Yes you're wearin' out your welcome*

*She's sick and tired of waitin'*

*There's a million fans a watchin'*

*You better think about them ratings*

*'Cause you're wearin' out your welcome...*

*Matt*

## Riders Recordings

* *Cowboys In Love* (1994)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Marauders of The Cosmos* Chapter Six (1994) (live performance)
* *Texas Connection* (1994) (live performance)
* *Silver Jubilee* (2003) (live recording)
Cowpoke

**Cowpoke** is a song written by Stan Jones, and first recorded by Elton Britt in 1951. Riders In The Sky covered the song for their *Prairie Serenade* album in 1982.

## Lyrics

*I'm lonesome but happy, rich but I'm broke*

*And the good Lord knows the reason I'm just a cowpoke*

*From Cheyenne to Douglas all the ranges I know*

*Cause a drift with the wind, no-one cares where I go*

*I ain't got a dime in these old wore-out jeans*

*So I'll stop eatin' steak and I'll go back to beans*

*Pick up a ten-spot in Prescott I know*

*Just a ridin' the Broncs in the big rodeo*

*Some evening in springtime, a filly I'll find*

*And I may stay all summer with her on my mind*

*But I'll never be branded, never be broke*

*I'm a carefree range-rider, a driftin' cowpoke*

## Riders Recordings

* *Prairie Serenade* (1982)
* *Best of The West Rides Again* (1987) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Curse of The Lost Goldscri* Chapter Ten (1989) (live performance)
* *Yodel The Cowboy Way* (1998) (reuses *Prairie Serenade* recording)
5th Infantry Division (Royal Genovian Army)

The **5th Infantry Division, Royal Genovian Army**, known  officially as the **Jungle Combat Division**, is a Royal Genovian Army's primary infantry unit in Central Genovia and specializes in anti-terrorist warfare and criminal elements. The 5th Jungle Combat Division's is located at the General Headquarters on Camp General Adrian F. Robinwood, Alexdale Municipality, Province of Lexington, Northern Genovia Region, Kingdom of Genovia.
Slowpoke

**Slowpoke** is a song written by Chilton Price, first recorded and popularized by Frank "Pee-Wee" King in 1951. Riders In The Sky performed the song on their 1986 album *New Trails*.

## Lyrics

*You keep me waitin' 'till it's gettin' aggravating*

*You're a slowpoke*

*I wait and worry but you never seem to hurry*

*You're a slowpoke*

*Time means nothing to you*

*I wait, and then-*

*Late again*

*Eight 'o clock, nine 'o clock, quarter to ten*

*Why must I linger every time you snap your finger*

*Little slowpoke*

*Why can't you hasten when you see the time's a wastin'*

*You're a slowpoke, dear*

*Why should I keep trying to change you*

*It's not the thing to do*

*I guess I'll have to learn to be a slowpoke, too*

*You keep me waitin' 'till it's gettin' aggravating*

*You're a slowpoke*

*I wait and worry but you never seem to hurry*

*You're a slowpoke*

*Time means nothing to you*

*I wait, and then-*

*Late again*

*Eight 'o clock, nine 'o clock, quarter to ten*

*Why must I linger every time you snap your finger*

*Little slowpoke*

*Why can't you hasten when you see the time's a wastin'*

*You're a slowpoke, dear*

*Why should I keep trying to change you*

*It's not the thing to do*

*I guess I'll have to learn to be a slowpoke, too*

## Trivia

* While Frank King and Redd Stewart receive writing credits alongside Chilton Price, they had nothing to do with the creation of the song. Price, an aspiring songwriter, gave the two the publishing rights to the song under the condition that she also be credited in order to get publicity to advance her career.
Barney And Friends: Howdy, Friends!

**Howdy, Friends!** is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the children's television series *Barney & Friends*. It premiered on PBS on November 12th, 1998.

## Episode Synopsis

When a group of inquisitive children turn to their imaginary friend Barney The Dinosaur for answers regarding their questions about cowboys, cowgirls, and life in the Wild West, he leads them to "Buckaroo Barney's Dude Ranch" to teach them about the Western lifestyle. After singing a few songs and playing a few games, Barney decides to introduce the kids to Riders In The Sky, who in turn ask Ranger Doug just "How Does He Yodel?" When the number concludes, Barney tells the children that it's just about time for him and the children to return home, but before they leave, the Riders impart them with some words of wisdom regarding "The Cowboy Way."

## Gallery

The Riders wait at the ranch houseIntroducing Woody PaulWoody plays a bit of "Turkey In The Straw" to impress the childrenIntroducing Too SlimIntroducing Ranger DougA yodel gets caught in Ranger Doug's throatThe tumbling tumbleweed indicates that it's time for Barney and the kids to go homeThe Riders say goodbye to the kids
## Trivia

* As of 2022, Riders In The Sky became the first (and only) musical group to appear on *Barney & Friends*.
* Though he is not featured in the episode itself, Joey Miskulin can be heard playing accordion on the new recording of *How Does He Yodel* featured in this episode.
* Perhaps by coincidence, the "Buckaroo Barney's Dude Ranch" set features many similarities to the Triple X Ranch stage featured in *Tumbleweed Theater*, such as a bunkhouse porch facade, a small corral adjacent to the porch, and a simple "Western" landscape backdrop wrapping around the set in a "C" shape.
A Cowboy's New Year's Day

**A Cowboy's New Year's Day** is a song written by Joey The Cow-Polka King, first performed by Riders In The Sky on the *Riders Radio Theater* special *Bean Bowl Serenade* in 1992.

## Lyrics

*It's the first of January*

*There's a brand-new year in store*

*Time to keep those resolutions*

*Nailed to the bunkhouse door*

*While the sun lights up the meadow*

*And it shines upon the snow*

*It's a new day on the prairie*

*Three sixty four to go*

*I'm ridin' high in the saddle*

*No place I'd rather be*

*Then spendin' New Year's Day with cattle far as I can see*

*And tonight around the campfire*

*I'll find a star and say*

*"I wanna be a cowboy...*

*...Cause that's the The Cowboy Way"*

*I'm ridin' high in the saddle*

*No place I'd rather be*

*Then spendin' New Year's Day with cattle far as I can see*

*I'll find a star and say*

*"I wanna be a cowboy...*

*For a hundred New Year's Day"*

*I'm glad that I'm a cowboy*

*Cause it's The Cowboy Way*

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater*: *Bean Bowl Serenade* (1992) (live performance)
Pistol Packin' Mama

**Pistol Packin' Mama** is a song written and first recorded by Al Dexter in 1942, and popularized by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with their 1943 recording.

Sidemeat and Riders In The Sky performed the song live on Chapter Eleven of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Phantom of The Valley* with some slightly altered lyrics.

## Lyrics

*Drinking beer in a cabaret*

*Was I having fun*

*Then last night she shot out the light*

*Now I'm on the run*

*Lay that pistol down, babe*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Pistol packing mama*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Oh, she kicked me like ol' Senator*

*She hit me over the head*

*She cussed and cried and said I lied*

*And wished that I was dead*

*Lay that pistol down, babe*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Pistol packing mama*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Well I'll cook for you each evenin'*

*I'll woo ya everyday*

*I'll be your regular daddy*

*If you put that gun away*

*Oh, lay that pistol down, babe*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Pistol packing mama*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Now here's to ol' Sidemeat*

*He really had his fun*

*Until last night she shot out the light*

*Now his honkin' days are done*

*Hey, lay that pistol down, babe*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Pistol packing mama*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Lay that pistol down, babe*

*Lay that pistol down*

*Pistol packing mama*

*Lay that pistol down*

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Phantom of The Valley* Chapter Eleven (1990) (live performance)
Big High Wire Hop

**Big High Wire Hop** is an instrumental song composed and performed by Riders In The Sky in Pixar's 2001 animated short *For The Birds*. Prior to it's inclusion in *For The Birds*, the song was used by the Riders for sound checks during live shows.

## Riders Recordings

* *Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites* (2002)

## Trivia

* The song was recorded on April 2nd, 2000 at the Brent Truitt Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

1. ↑ *It's The Cowboy Way: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky* (Chapter 38; Page 222)
The Cowboy Way (album)

*This article is about the 1987 album. You might be looking for the poem by Ranger Doug.*

**The Cowboy Way** is the eighth album by Riders In The Sky, their second live album, and the first to be released by MCA Records.

## Track List

1. *Texas Plains*
2. *Back In The Saddle Again*
3. *Ghost Riders In The Sky*
4. *Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie*
5. *Mr. Sincere (State Fair Burnout)*
6. *Concerto For Violin And Longhorns*
7. *Lonely Yukon Stars*
8. *The Salting of The Slug*
9. *When Payday Rolls Around*
10. *My Oklahoma*
11. *Reincarnation*
12. *Miss Molly*
13. *Ridin' Down The Canyon*
14. *That's How The Yodel Was Born*
15. *Happy Trails*

## 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

### Studio

* Emory Gordy- Producer
* Steve Tillisch - Engineer
* Ron Treat - Mixing Engineer
* Russ Martin, Tim Kish, Mark J. Coddington & Keith Odle - Second Engineers

## Recording Dates

*Titles marked with an asterisk did not make it to the final release*

* February 14th, 1987 (Emerald Studios; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Miss Molly*
	+ *Lonely Yukon Stars*
	+ *Ride With Me Gringo\**
	+ *Faded Love\**
	+ *Cherokee\**
	+ *Texas Plains*
	+ *Back In The Saddle Again*
	+ *Ghost Riders In The Sky*
	+ *Don't Fence Me In\**
	+ *The Salting of The Slug*
	+ *One More Ride\**
	+ *Call of The Canyon\**
	+ *Sidekick Heaven\**
	+ *Reincarnation*
	+ *That's How The Yodel Was Born*
	+ *The Wayward Wind\**
	+ *My Oklahoma*
	+ *Sone's Rag\**
	+ *Cimarron\**
	+ *Ridin' Down The Canyon*
	+ *Ride With The Wind\**
	+ *Cattle Call\**
	+ *Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie*
	+ *When Payday Rolls Around*
	+ *Happy Trails*

## Notes

* Final Riders album to be recorded/released before Joey Miskulin joined the group.
Ranger Doug

### Aliases

Ranger Doug, "The Idol of American Youth", "Governor of The Great State of Rhythm"

### Occupation

Musician (rhythm guitar and lead vocals of Riders In The Sky, songwriter)

### Associated Acts

Riders In The Sky (since 1977)
The Time Jumpers (since 2000)

**Douglas Bruce Green** (born March 20, 1946), better known by the stage name **Ranger Doug**, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and founding member of western swing band Riders In The Sky.

## Characters

Besides playing "himself", Green has several characters which he portrays in various Riders In The Sky projects:

* Doctor B. Baxter Bazzle (*Riders Radio Theater (series)*, *Riders Go Commercial*)
* Charlie (*Tumbleweed Theater*, *Riders Radio Theater (album)*, *Riders Radio Theater (series)*, *Horse Opera*, *Silver Jubilee*)
* Sergent Dudley (*Tumbleweed Theater*, *Riders Radio Theater (album)*, *Riders Radio Theater (series)*, *Silver Jubilee*)
* Trader Doug (of Trader Doug And The Birds of Paradise) (*Tumbleweed Theater*, *Riders Radio Theater (series)*)
* Genie of The Coffee Pot (*Tumbleweed Theater*, *Riders Radio Theater (series)*)

## Discography

 1972
 1997
 2011
 2018

## Bibliography

* *Country Roots: The Origins of Country Music* (1976)
* *The Singing Cowboy: An American Dream* (published in *The Journal of Country Music* Volume VII No. 2) (1978)
* *Roy Acuff’s Musical Collection At Opryland* (co-written with George Gruhn) (1982)
* *The Listener's Guide to Country Music* (co-written with Robert K. Oermann) (1983)
* *Stars of Country Music* (1991) (*Gene Autry* chapter only)
* *Riders In The Sky: The Book* (1992)
* *Singing In The Saddle* (2001)
* *It's The Cowboy Way! The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky* (2003) (only *Ranger Doug's Story*)
* *Singing Cowboys* (2007)
* *Classic Country Singers* (2009)
A Gay Ranchero

**A Gay Ranchero** is a song is based on Juan José Espinosa's Mexican folk-tune *Las Alteñitas*, featuring new English lyrics by Abe Tuvim and Francia Luban. First published in 1936, the song was popularized by several singers after it's release (including Gene Autry), though it became synonymous with Roy Rogers after being featured as the title track of his 1948 film *The Gay Ranchero*.

Riders In The Sky first performed the song live in Chapter Five of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Rocket Rustlers* in 1991, though they would eventually record a studio version for the 2015 album *Riders In The Sky Salute Roy Rogers: King of The Cowboys*.

## Lyrics

*A gay ranchero*

*A caballero*

*Will always find someone to pet*

*A señorita*

*A sweet papita*

*Her other loves will soon forget*

*If he's insistent*

*And she's not distant*

*The señorita will confess*

*The gay ranchero*

*The caballero*

*Need only ask and she'll say "yes"*

*Soon they'll be a fiesta with a blushing bride*

*And the gay ranchero standing by her side*

*If they find the promise that they have in store*

*They'll be counting little chicos by the score*

*Alegres y bonitas todo el tiempo están*

*Las lindas Alteñitas de Tepatitlán*

*Back on the rancho*

*We now find Pancho*

*With his papita by his side*

*She think he's hansom*

*Worth any ransom*

*To him she's still his blushing bride*

*Our gay ranchero*

*Our caballero*

*Still tells the world of how they met*

*This gay ranchero*

*This caballero*

*Says he has nothing to regret*

*Now to end the story that I once was told*

*Here's a little secret that I must unfold*

*Before they found the promise that they had in store*

*Now they're really counting chicos by the score*

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Rocket Rustlers* Chapter Five (1991) (live performance)
* *Riders In The Sky Salute Roy Rogers: King of The Cowboys* (2015) (first studio recording)

## Trivia

* Ranger Doug's verse in Spanish (taken from the original *Las Alteñitas* song) is not present in any of the recordings of "A Gay Ranchero" by Roy Rogers, nor was it featured in the Riders first performance of the song on *Riders Radio Theater*.
* The Riders performed the song during their appearance on the Ray Stevens CabaRay Nashville television show in 2017.
There's A Great Big Candy Roundup

**There's A Great Big Candy Roundup** is a children's song composed by the writing team of Louis Robino, Joe Estella, and Dick Manning. It was first recorded by Gene Autry in 1954. Riders In The Sky covered the song for their 1987 children's album *Saddle Pals*.

## Lyrics

*There's a great big candy roundup*

*Down along the Milky Way*

*You better saddle up your rocking horse*

*With a yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay*

*There's a herd of chocolate cattle*

*Grazing on the Milky Way*

*With your lariat of licorice*

*You can lasso them right away*

*See the great big marshmallow mountain*

*With jelly beans growing there*

*And the trail of soda fountains*

*With cotton candy blooming everywhere*

*There's a great big candy roundup*

*Full of goodies all for you*

*If you gallop off to dreamland now*

*You will find them, little buckaroo*

*See the great big marshmallow mountain*

*With jelly beans growing there*

*And the trail of soda fountains*

*With cotton candy blooming everywhere*

*There's a great big candy roundup*

*Full of goodies all for you*

*If you gallop off to dreamland now*

*You will find them, little buckaroo*

*If you gallop off to dreamland now*

*You will find them, little buckaroo*
Sergeant Dudley

**Sergent Dudley** is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who has had numerous interactions with Riders In The Sky. By sheer coincidence, "The Idol of Canadian Youth" is the cousin of Ranger Doug (whom he bears a striking resemblance to).

Portrayed by Ranger Doug (one of his few recurring characters), Sergent Dudley based on the character of Dudley Do-Right from the animated series *The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show*. His first appearance was on *Tumbleweed Theater*.

## Appearances

* *Tumbleweed Theater* (first appearance) (recurring character)
* *Riders Radio Theater (album)*
	+ *Sagebrush Sports Report*
	+ *Call of The Wild*
* *Riders Radio Theater (series)*
* *Horse Opera* (cover only)
* *Silver Jubilee*
	+ *Riders Radio Theater Medley/So Long Saddle Pals*

## Gallery

Dudley puts Pierre in the famous "Mountie Sleeper Hold" (*Tumbleweed Theater*)Grabbing the nearst banjo, Sgt. Dudley prepares to serenade the "Shack Happy" occupants of the cabin (*Tumbleweed Theater*)A close-up of Dudley in the "Call of The Wild" commercial (*Tumbleweed Theater*)
## Notes

* Like most Canadians, Sergent Dudley has a tendency to occasionally end his declarative sentences with "eh?"
Charlie

**Charlie** is the dimwitted henchman of A. Swinburne Slocum. Often described as a "300-pound doofus", Slocum typically sends Charlie out to do the physical work involved with whatever evil scheme the duo plan to spring on the innocent civilians of Tumbleweed Valley, which normally ends with Charlie severely beaten, burned, or maimed.

Like Slocum, Charlie first appeared in the *Meltdown On The Mesa* sketch on the *Riders Radio Theater* album from 1988. Voiced by Douglas B. Green, he later went on to become a recurring character in the weekly *Riders Radio Theater* series.

## Trivia

* Charlie carries a .44 caliber Fifty Shooter (a revolver which holds 50 bullets) which he stole from Gene Autry.
* While the character of Slocum was carried over to Riders In The Sky's 1991 CBS series, Charlie was not, and was replaced with an original character named Muley (portrayed by Jim Doughan) who filled in his role as Slocum's henchman.

1. ↑ *Riders Radio Theater*: *Meltdown On The Mesa* Chapter Five
The Cowboy Way (poem)

*This is about the poem. You might be looking for the 1987 album of the same name.*

**The Cowboy Way** is a poem written by Ranger Doug in response to the frequently asked question "what exactly is 'The Cowboy Way'?" The poem was first published in *Riders In The Sky: The Book* in 1992, but was later recorded and released as the final track on the Riders' 2003 *Silver Jubilee* 25th anniversary album.

## Transcript

*It's the courage of the pioneers who crossed a continent's span*

*It's the spirit of the red men who shed their blood to save their land*

*It's the will to know the truth, good or bad, come what may*

*It's a heart that's free and grateful, it's the Cowboy Way*

*It's the strength to say you're sorry, to admit that you were wrong*

*It's the wisdom, too, to recognize the time you must be strong*

*It's a love of nature's creatures in their struggle and their play*

*It's the quite flame of justice, it's the Cowboy Way*

*It's the hand to help a neighbor or a stranger in their need*

*It's the love of humankind with not a thought of race or creed*

*It's the courage of convictions, without posture or display*

*It's the peaceful sleep of children, it's the Cowboy Way*

*It's the moment that you take before the words you might regret*

*It's the time you give to others with no thought of what you'll get*

*It's the time you take in smelling all the roses on the way*

*It's doing just the best you can*

*It's the Cowboy Way*

## Riders Recordings

* *Silver Jubilee* (2003) (first recording)
Riders Go Commercial

**Riders Go Commercial** is the third album released by Riders In The Sky on the MCA Records label. Their tenth Riders album overall, it was released in 1989.

## Track List

1. *The Board Room*
2. *Accordion Repair Course*
3. *Studebaker*
4. *Udder Fantastic*
5. *A Side of Opera*
6. *Perfume, Passion, and Polka*
7. *The Queen Elizabeth Trio*
8. *Polkaholism PSA*
9. *Cow Paint And Body Shop*
10. *Along The Navajo Trail*
11. *There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder*
12. *Geezer Training Course*
13. *No Rodeo Dough*
14. *Riding The Old Front Range*
15. *Ride With Me Gringo*
16. *Toolkit In A Holster*

## Credits

### Riders In The Sky

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

### Studio

* Bruce Hinton - Producer
* Buzz Stone - Producer
* Texas Bix Bender - Announcer
* Carl Pederson & Henry Fennell - Sound effects

## Recording Dates

* March 13th, 1989 (16th Avenue Recorders; Nashville, TN)
	+ Comedy bits and skits
* March 14th, 1989 (16th Avenue Recorders; Nashville, TN)
	+ Comedy bits and skits
	+ *There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder*
	+ *Riding The Old Front Range*
	+ *The Queen Elizabeth Trio*
	+ *No Rodeo Dough*
	+ *Along The Navajo Trail*
	+ *Ride With Me Gringo*
* March 15th, 1989 (16th Avenue Recorders; Nashville, TN)
	+ Comedy bits and skits
Always Drink Upstream From The Herd

**Always Drink Upstream From The Herd** is the thirteenth studio album by Western swing band Riders In The Sky, released by Rounder Records on October 31st, 1995.

## Track List

1. *Riding The Winds of The West*
2. *Texas Polka*
3. *Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle*
4. *After You've Gone*
5. *The Trail Tip Song*
6. *Desert Serenade*
7. *Rawhide*
8. *The Whispering Wind*
9. *The First Cowboy Song*
10. *Idaho*
11. *The Running Gun*
12. *Cattle Call*

## 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

### Additional Musicians

* Mark Howard - Acoustic guitar
* Richard O'Brien - Acoustic guitar
* Gregg Galbraith - Acoustic guitar
* Tommy Wells - Drums
* Denis Solee - Clarinet
* Carl Gorodetsky - Violin
* Lee Larrison - Violin
* Andrea Zonn -Violin
* Pamela Sixfin - Violin
* Kenny Malone - Percussion
* George Tidwell - Trumpet
* Kris Wilkinson - Viola

### Studio

* Joey Miskulin - Producer, mixing engineer, string arrangements
* Mark Howard - Engineer
* Dave Ferguson - Engineer
* Hank Tilbury - Engineer
* Gary Paczosa - Mixing engineer
* Charles Cochran - String arrangements

### Other

* Jim McGuire - Photography
* Album design by Visual Dialogue
* Bill C. Malone - Liner notes

## Recording Dates

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

* March 6th, 1995 (Mark Howard Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Rawhide*
* March 7th, 1995 (Mark Howard Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Desert Serenade*
	+ *The Running Gun*
	+ *Cattle Call*
	+ *Texas Polka*
* March 8th, 1995 (Mark Howard Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *The First Cowboy Song*
	+ *The Wayward Wind*\*
* March 9th, 1995 (Mark Howard Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *The Trail Tip Song*
	+ *I Still Do*\*
	+ *After You've Gone*
* March 10th, 1995 (Mark Howard Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle*
	+ *Riding The Winds of The West*
	+ *Idaho*
	+ *The Whispering Wind*
Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show Episode 1

**Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show Episode 1** was the first installment of the *Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show* specials, which aired on The Nashville Network on August 9th, 1995. The special featured Barbara Mandrell as a guest star.

## Cast

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Himself
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Himself/voice of Too Jaws
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Himself
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Himself

### Featuring...

* Barbara Mandrell - Herself
* Texas Bix Bender (Steve Arwood) - Himself
* Big Zeno Clinker (Bruce Nemerov) - Himself

## Notes

* The third special in Riders In The Sky's six special deal with TNN.
Sundown Blues

**Sundown Blues** is a song written by Ranger Doug, and recorded by Riders In The Sky for their 1988 album *Riders Radio Theater*.

## Lyrics

*Sundown Blues*

*Night-trailin' blues*

*Tomorrow is callin'*

*Our work here is done*

*Slow hoof-beats fall*

*In the indigo sun-down blues*

*Night-trailin' blues*

*Purple shadows fall soft*

*In the warm twilight haze*

*The horizon is bathed*

*With a crimson rays*

*That lighten my way*

*Through endless days*

*And wandering, restless long nights*

*Sundown Blues*

*Night-trailin' blues*

*Tomorrow is callin'*

*Our work here is done*

*Slow hoof-beats fall*

*In the indigo sun-down blues*

*Sundown Blues*

*Night-trailin' blues*

*The lonely old coyote*

*Sings his wild, ageless tune*

*Those old sundown blues*

*To the pale yellow moon*

*I know that he's waitin'*

*And I'll be there soon*

*For the settin' sun's callin' me home*

*Sundown Blues*

*Night-trailin' blues*

*Tomorrow is callin'*

*Our work here is done*

*Slow hoof-beats fall*

*In the indigo sun-down blues*

*Sundown Blues*

*Night-trailin' blues*

*Sundown Blues...*

*Night-trailin' blues...*

*Sundown Blues...*

*Night-trailin' blues...*

## "Levi Blues"

Prior to it's recording for the *Riders Radio Theater* album, Riders In The Sky previously performed a variation of Sundown Blues in a 1987 Levi's 501 jeans commercial called "Levi Blues". The 30-second commercial which featured the "Levi Blues" jingle later became notable for the appearance of a young Matt LeBlanc as one of the models featured in it.

### Lyrics

*Levi Blues*

*501 Blues*

*Shrink to fit*

*Like the night, they become one with me*

*Button fly, like the night*

*They're my indigo Levi blues*

*501 Blues*

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater* (1988) (first recording)

## External Links

* Riders In The Sky - Levi's 501 Jeans Commercial (1987) on YouTube
A Pair of Kings

**A Pair of Kings** is the twenty-first album by Western swing band Riders In The Sky. Released in 2001 by Oh Boy Records, the album puts the spotlight on Woody Paul "The King of The Cowboy Fiddlers" and Joey "The Cow-Polka King" Miskulin (the titular "pair of kings").

## Track List

1. *We're Burnin' Moonlight*
2. *Clarinet Polka*
3. *You Stole My Wife, You Horsethief*
4. *How High The Moon*
5. *Texas Sand*
6. *Celtic Medley* (*Annie Laurie*/*Scotland The Brave*/*Haste To The Wedding*)
7. *I'm An Old Cowhand*
8. *Jessie Polka*
9. *Never Go To Chuch On Sunday*
10. *The Bunkhouse Race* (*Dizzy Fingers*)
11. *Don't Sweetheart Me*
12. *Kathrine's Waltz*

## 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, percussion, vocals

### Studio

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

## Recording Dates

*\*Titles marked with an asterisk were cut from the final release.*

* April 13th, 1999 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Texas Sand*
	+ *The Bunkhouse Race*
	+ *Clarinet Polka*
	+ *Celtic Medley*
	+ *Jesusita En Chihuahua*
* April 14th, 1999 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *We're Burnin' Moonlight*
	+ *Never Go To Church On Sunday*
	+ *Katherine's Waltz*
	+ *You Stole My Wife, You Horsethief*
	+ *I'm An Old Cowhand*
* April 15th, 1999 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *How High The Moon*
	+ *Don't Sweetheart Me*
Cannonball Yodel

**Cannonball Yodel** is a song written by Elton Britt, Bill Bell, Lou Shelley, and Mickey Stoner, and was first recorded by Elton Britt in 1953. Riders In The Sky first performed the song in Chapter Twelve of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Phantom of The Valley*.

## Lyrics

(YODELING)

*It's the Cannonball Yodel commin' down the mountainside*

*Hear that Cannonball Yodel headin' for a prairie ride*

*She just left the high Rockies and she's headin' out for butte*

*Comin' out of that tunnel givin' out a yodel toot*

(YODELING)

*It's the fireman's coal shovel keeps her whistle bright and clear*

*Goin' ninety miles an hour I'm a happy engineer*

*It's the Cannonball Yodel and it's ridin' in today*

*Comin' out of that mountain singing all the way*

*It's the Cannonball Yodel comin' at you mighty fast*

*Hear it roarin' through the canyon, that her echo she just passed*

*It's the Cannonball Yodel going up and down the grade*

*The Cannonball Yodel it's a mountain serenade*

(YODELING)

## Riders Recordings

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

**Blue Prairie** is a song originally conceived by Tim Spencer and later reworked by Bob Nolan (per Spencer's request), first performed by The Sons of The Pioneers in 1935. Riders In The Sky performed the song on Chapter Eight of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Curse of The Lost Goldscri*.

## Lyrics

*Blue prairie*

*Blue are the skies*

*Blue are the sighs of the night wind fallin'*

*Blue prairie*

*Blue are the hills*

*Blue are the trills of the night bird callin’*

*Every beating heart beats a rhythm that is blue*

*And the moon has cast a blue reflection in the dew*

*So the wind while on its way*

*Seems to cry and sigh and say “Blue!”*

*Blue prairie*

*Blue echos ring*

*Blue as I sing of a longing*

*Every beating heart beats a rhythm that is blue*

*And the moon has cast a blue reflection in the dew*

*So the wind while on its way*

*Seems to cry and sigh and say “Blue!”*

*Blue prairie*

*Blue echos ring*

*Blue as I sing of a longing*

*Blue as you*

## Riders Recordings

* *Riders Radio Theater*
	+ *Curse of The Lost Goldscri* Chapter Eight (1989) (live performance)
	+ *Raiders of The Vanishing Everglades* Chapter Seven (1994) (live performance)