Don't Fence Me In

Don't Fence Me In
music & lyric by Cole Porter

Wild Cat Kelly, looking mighty pale,

Was standing by the sheriff's side,

And when the sheriff said, "I'm sending you to jail,"

Wild Cat 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 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,

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...

Wild Cat Kelly, back again in town,

Was sitting by his sweetheart's side,

And when his sweetheart said, "Come on, let's settle down,"

Wild Cat 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 evenin' breeze,

Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees,

Send me off forever but I ask you please,

Don't fence me in...