don't fence me in

Lyrics

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 hobbles 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 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 hobbles and i can't stand fences, don't fence me in, no, pop, oh don't you fence me in