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 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 the western skies on my caillous let me wander over yonder till I see the mountains rise. I want a ride to the ridge where the West commences and gaze at the moon till I lose my senses and I can't look at harbors and I can't stand fences don't fence me. Oh give me land lots of land under starry skies don't fence me in let me ride through the wide country that I love don't fence me in 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 the western skies on my caillous let me wander over yonder till I see the mountains rise. I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences and gaze at the moon till I lose my senses and I can't look at harbors and I can't stand fences don't fence me in. No, Papo don't you fence me in.