wildcat kelley looking mighty pale was standing by the sheriff s side and when the sheriff said i m sending you to jail wildcat raised his head and cried 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 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 til i see the mountains rise i want to ride to the ridge where the west commences gaze at the moon til i lose my senses i can t look at hobbles and i can t stand fences don t fence me in wildcat kelley back again in town was sitting by his sweetheart s side and when his sweetheart said come on let s settle down wildcat raised his head and cried 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 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 til i see the mountains rise i want to ride to the ridge where the west commences gaze at the moon til i lose my senses can t look at hobbles and i can t stand fences don t fence me in