Cole Porter and Robert Fletcher, 1934
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 evening breeze
Listen to the murmur
Of the cottonwood trees
Send me out 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 ’til I see
The mountain rise
I wanna ride to the ridge
Where the west commences
Gaze at the moon
Until I lose my senses
Can’t look at hobbles
And I can’t stand fences
Don’t fence me in
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