Wildcat Kelly, looking kind of pale,
Was standing at the Sheriff´s side,
And when the Sheriff said "I am sending you to jail,"
Wildcat threw back his head and cried.

Just 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´ breezes,
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood tree-zes,
Send me off forever, and I´ll ask you please,
Don´t fence me in.

Just turn me loose, let me straddle my ol´ saddle underneath a western sky,
On my cayuse let me wander over yonder ´til I see the mountains rise.

I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences,
Gaze at the moon ´til I lose my senses,
Can´t handle hobbles, and I can´t stand fences,
Don´t fence me in.


Wildcat Kelly back in town again, was standing at his sweethearts side,
And when his sweetheart said, "C´mon let´s stop and settle down",
Wildcat threw back his head and cried;

Just 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´ breezes,
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood tree-zes,
Send me off forever, and I´ll ask you please,
Don´t fence me in.

Just turn me loose, let me straddle my ol´ saddle underneath a western sky,
On my cayuse let me wander over yonder ´til I see the mountains rise.

I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences,
Gaze at the moon ´til I lose my senses,
Can´t handle hobbles, and I can´t stand fences,
Don´t fence me in.

Don´t fence me in... I said a, don´t fence me in.