Don't Fence Me In

Cole Porter

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 loose my senses I can''t look at hovels and I can''t stand fences don''t fence me in 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 the murmur of the cotton wood 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

Cole Porter,Toru Takemitsu