"Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride thru 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 off forever, but I ask you, please,
Don't fence me in
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,
Gaze at the moon until I loose my senses
I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in
Don't fence me in
Give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride thru 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 off forever, but I ask you, please,
Don't fence me in
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,
Gaze at the moon until I loose my senses
I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in
Don't fence me in
Don't fence me in
Don't fence me in
Don't fence me in ..."