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Desde que a ouviu cantada pela voz de Ella Fitzgerald, «Jazz no País do Improviso!» não consegue deixar de trautear "Don't Fence Me In", essa fabulosa letra escrita pelo genial Cole Porter.

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 evenin' breeze,
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees,
Send me off forever 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
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
And I can't look at hovels and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in.

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies,
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' breeze
And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever 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.
Ba boo ba ba boo.

I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
And I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in.

No.
Poppa, don't you fence me in

Esta letra proporcionou um êxito fenomenal a Bing Crosby e às Andrews Sisters durante a II Guerra Mundial. O primeiro, Crosby, gravou-a em Julho de 1944, em apenas 30 minutos, e vendeu mais de um milhão de cópias.

Mas Ella é Ella... e canta-a maravilhosamente no sogbook dedicado a Cole Porter.