Don't Fence Me In

Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above

Don't fence me in

Let me ride through that wide open country that I love

Don't fence me in.

Let me be by myself in the evenin? breeze

An' listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees

Send me off forever but I ask you please

Don?t fence me inJust 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 riseI 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 harbours and I can't stand fences

Don?t fence me in(Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above,)

(Don?t fence me in.)

(Let me ride through that wide open country that I love:)

(Don?t fence me in.)

Let me be by myself in the evening breeze

An' listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees

Send me off forever but I ask you please

Don?t fence me inJust 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 riseI want to ride to the ridge where the west commences

An' gaze at the moon till I lose my senses

An' I can't look at harbours and I can?t stand fences

So don?t fence me in, oh no

Now brother, don?t you fence me in

Songwriters

PORTER, COLEPublished by

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