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
No
Poppa, don't
you fence me in