Don`t Fence Me In

<br>Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above,<br>Don`t fence me in.<br>Let me ride through that wide open country that I love:<br>Don`t fence me in.<br>Let me be by myself in the evenin` breeze,<br>An` listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees.<br>Send me off forever but I ask you please,<br>Don`t fence me in. <br><br>Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle,<br>Underneath the western skies.<br>On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder,<br>Till I see the mountains rise. <br><br>I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences,<br>An` gaze at the moon till I lose my senses,<br>An` I can`t look at harbours an` I can`t stand fences:<br>Don`t fence me in. <br><br>Instrumental break. <br><br>(Oh, give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above,)<br>(Don`t fence me in.)<br>(Let me ride through that wide open country that I love:)<br>(Don`t fence me in.)<br>Let me be by myself in the evenin` breeze,<br>An` listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees.<br>Send me off forever but I ask you please,<br>Don`t fence me in. <br><br>Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle,<br>Underneath the western skies.<br>On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder,<br>Till I see the mountains rise. <br><br>I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences,<br>An` gaze at the moon till I lose my senses,<br>An` I can`t look at harbours an` I can`t stand fences:<br>So don`t fence me in, oh no,<br>Now brother, don`t you fence me in.