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 evenin’ 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 Cayuse, 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 sensesand I can’t look at hobbles and I can’t stand fences.  Don’t fence me in.
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies.  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 evenin’ 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 Cayuse, 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) can’t look at hobbles and I can’t stand fences.  Don’t fence me in.   No.  Poppa, don’t you fence me in.