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