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 myself in the evening 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 want to ride to the ridge where the west commences

Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses

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

Don't fence me in

Let me be myself in the evening breeze

Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees

Send me off forever but I ask you please

Don't fence me in

Just set me free ain't it grander to meander

Like a tumbling tumbleweed

My horse and me we'll go roaming through Wyoming

Like a deputy on his trusty steed

I want to count all the stars as they shine so stellar

Ride through the rain without a fancy umbrellar

I'd rather sleep on rocks than be a Rockefeller

Don't fence me in

Don't fence me in

Don't fence me in