Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, oh Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love Don't fence me in Just let me be by myself in the evening breeze And listen 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 those western skies (ah yeah) On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder 'Til I see the mountains rise I want to ride to the ridges where the west commences And gaze at the moon 'til I lose my senses I can't look at hovels and I can't stand fences Oh, don't, don't fence me in ♪ Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies Oh, on my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder 'Til I see the mountains rise I want to ride to the ridges where the west commences I'll gaze at the moon until I lose my senses I can't look at hovels and I can't stand fences Well, don't fence me in Oh, don't fence me in, yeah Ah, don't, don't fence me in Oh, don't, oh, don't fence me in now Don't fence me in, don't fence me in Don't fence me in Yeah