Wildcat Kelly 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: ------------- Chorus: 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 Till I see the mountains rise. I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences, Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses. Can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fen ces. 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: