Don't Fence Me In
Unbridled Freedom Under Western Skies
Lyrics
Wildcat Kelly, looking kind of pale,
Wildcat Kelly, appearing unwell,
Was standing at the Sheriff's side,
Stood beside the Sheriff,
And when the Sheriff said "I am sending you to jail,"
Upon hearing the Sheriff's decision to send him to jail,
Wildcat threw back his head and cried.
Wildcat responded with a loud cry.
Just give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above,
Request for ample land beneath the open sky,
Don't fence me in.
Desire to not be restricted by fences.
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,
Expresses the wish to freely roam the beloved open country,
Don't fence me in!
Emphasis on the plea to avoid confinement.
Let me be by myself in the evenin' breezes,
Yearning for solitude amidst evening breezes,
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood tree-zes,
Enjoying the rustling of the cottonwood trees.
Send me off forever, and I'll ask you please,
Asking not to be tied down permanently,
Don't fence me in.
Strongly rejecting confinement.
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my ol' saddle underneath a western sky,
Desiring freedom to ride under the western sky,
On my 'cause let me wander over yonder 'til I see the mountains rise.
Wishing to wander until seeing the mountains rise.
I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences,
Expressing a desire to reach the starting point of the West,
Gaze at the moon 'til I lose my senses,
Longing to gaze at the moon until losing senses.
Can't handle hobbles, and I can't stand fences,
Unable to cope with restraints or fences,
Don't fence me in.
Strongly opposes being fenced in.
Wildcat Kelly back in town again, was standing at his sweethearts side,
Wildcat reunited with his sweetheart,
And when his sweetheart said, "see'mon let's stop and settle down",
His sweetheart proposed settling down,
Wildcat threw back his head and cried;
Wildcat vehemently reacted to the proposal.
Just give me land, lots of land, under starry skies above,
Reiterates the desire for vast land under the stars,
Don't fence me in.
Strong opposition to confinement,
Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,
Yearning to ride freely in the open country,
Don't fence me in!
Reaffirmation of the plea to avoid restriction,
Let me be by myself in the evenin' breezes,
Desire for solitude with evening breezes,
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood tree-zes,
Enjoyment of the cottonwood trees' whispers,
Send me off forever, and I'll ask you please,
Asking not to be permanently confined,
Don't fence me in.
Reiterating strong opposition to confinement.
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my ol' saddle underneath a western sky,
Expressing the wish to freely ride under the western sky,
On my cayuse let me wander over yonder 'til I see the mountains rise.
Yearning to wander until seeing the rising mountains.
I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences,
Desire to reach the start of the West,
Gaze at the moon 'til I lose my senses,
Longing to gaze at the moon until losing senses,
Can't handle hobbles, and I can't stand fences,
Expressing inability to cope with restraints or fences,
Don't fence me in.
Firm rejection of being confined.
Don't fence me in... I said a, don't fence me in.
Final insistence on avoiding confinement.
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