Oh give me land lots of land

"Don't fence me in"

Oh give me land lots of land
Under starry skies above
Don't fence me in.

Let me roam thru the wide
Open country that I love
Don't fence me in.

Let me be by myself
In the evening breeze
Listen to the murmur
Of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever
But 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
Mountains rise

I want to ride
To the ridge
Where the west
Commences
Gaze at the moon
Until I loose
My senses
Can't look at hobbles
And I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in.

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