Don't Fence Me In 1944 Cole Porter

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 06 Jun 2005

Wild Cat Kelly looking mighty pale,
was standing by the sheriff's side,
and when that sheriff said:
"I'm sending you to jail,
Wild Cat raised his head and cried:

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 for ever,
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.

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 for ever,
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.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Don't Fence Me In 1944 Cole Porter
Words and Music by Cole Porter
© 1944 by Harms Inc. U.S.A.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 06 June 2005 at 22.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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