Song of the Month: Don't Fence Me In

Although it is thought of as a cowboy song, this one has an interesting history. The kernel of the song came from a poem written by a Montana poet and Transportation engineer. The poem was chosen by Cole Porter as the basis of a song for a musical that was never produced - it sat on the shelf for 10 years before it was added to a Roy Rogers film from the mid-1940s (source: Wikipedia).

This month we have been singing it after Michelle (our girls' riding instructor) asked us to find lyrics for it. This is the version the kids like the best - I prefer the Ella Fitzgerald version from the late 50s, myself.