oh give me land lots of land under starry skies above don t fence me in let me ride through the wild 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 i ask you please don t fence me in just turn me loose let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western sky 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 till i lose my senses can t look at hobbles and i can t stand fences don t fence me in