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 Listenin' 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 sky On my cayuse, let me wonder over yonder 'Til I see the mountains rise I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses Can't look at owls and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses Can't look at owls and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in Don't fence me in Don't fence me in