Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever but I ask you please Don't fence me in
Just turn me loose Let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies On my Cayuse Let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise
I want to ride to the ridge Where the west commences And gaze at the moon Till I lose my senses And I can't look at hovels And I can't stand fences Don't fence me in
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever but I ask you please Don't fence me in
Just turn me loose Let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies On my Cayuse Let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise Ba boo ba ba boo
I want to ride to the ridge Where the west commences And gaze at the moon Till I lose my senses And I can't look at hobbles And I can't stand fences Don't fence me in
