Don't Fence Me In

Wildcat Kelly, lookin' mighty pale

Was standin' by the sheriff's side

And when the sheriff said, "I'm sendin' you to jail"

Wildcat raised his head and cried

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

I wanna be by myself in the evenin' breeze

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 the western skies

On my cayuse, let me wander over yonder

Till I see the mountains rise

I wanna ride to the ridge where the west commences

Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses

I can't look at harbors and I can't stand fences

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 wanna ride to the ridge where the west commences

Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses

I can't look at harbors and I can't stand fences

Don't fence me in, no, no

Don't fence me in

Don't fence me in