From the 1944 film “HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN”. Words and Music by Cole Porter. Copyright ©10 Oct 1944.
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Refrain:
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
Don’t fence me in
Let me ride thru 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
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
Performance
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