Friday, August 8, 2008

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.
--Cole Porter and Robert Fletcher, 1934. Click here to hear Bing Crosby's 1944 rendition.

Above: A fence at Carver's Gap on Roan Mountain.

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