The Riders Radio Theme is the theme song of Riders Radio Theater, played at the start of every episode. It was written by Too Slim for the Riders Radio Theater album.
Lyrics[]
Note: Italicized text indicates singing (or non-spoken) lyrics.
(All Riders): (Mock Coyote howl)
(Gunshot sound effect)
(All Riders): (Mock cattle noises)
(Texas Bix Bender): Riders Radio Theater is on the air!
(All Riders): Yo-de-lay-de-yo
It's the Riders on the radio
Come on partner saddle up and go
Get ready for the cowboy show
Yo-de-lay-de-yo-de-lay-ei-ay
We've been workin' since the break of day
We've been doin' it the Cowboy Way
And now it's time to play
We're gonna ride, and rope, and wrangle a tune
We're gonna hoot, and holler, and howl at the moon
(Repeat of mock Coyote howls)
(Texas Bix Bender): Yes, buckaroos and buckarettes, it's time to ride the airwaves once again with America's favorite cowboys: Riders in the Sky. Too Slim, the man with a dozen friends, Woody Paul, the king of the cowboy fiddlers, and Ranger Doug, the idol of American youth. This is Texas Bix Bender inviting you to saddle up and join Riders in the Sky for a thrilling program of high-yodeling adventure!
(All Riders): We're gonna ride, and rope, and wrangle a tune
We're gonna hoot, and holler, and howl at the moon
(Repeat of mock Coyote howls)
Yo-de-lay-ei-ooh
Every buckarette and buckaroo
There's a place around the fire for you
With Riders in the Sky
So come on and let's ride!