The Cry Of The Wild Goose

Tonight I heard the wild goose cry
Wingin' north in the lonely sky,
Tried to sleep, but it ain't no use
'Cause I am the brother to the old wild goose;

My heart knows what the wild goose knows
And I must go where the wild goose goes
Wild goose, brother goose, which is best
A wanderin' foot or a heart at rest.

Flip-flap hurry up, take to the sky
Wish I had wings so I could fly,
I hear the honker and the blue goose too,
One went to Canada, the other just flew;

My heart knows what the wild goose knows
And I must go where the wild goose goes
Wild goose, brother goose, which is best
A wanderin' foot or a heart at rest.

My woman was kind and true to me,
Thinks she loves me, the more fool she,
She's gotta learn that it ain't no use
To love the brother of the old wild goose;

My heart knows what the wild goose knows
And I must go where the wild goose goes,
Wild goose, brother goose, which is best,
A wanderin' foot or a heart at rest.

Spring is comin' and the ice will break,
And I can't linger for a woman's sake;
She'll see a shadow pass overhead,
She'll find a feather beside my bed;

My heart knows what the wild goose knows
And I must go where the wild goose goes
Wild goose, brother goose, which is best
A wanderin' foot or a heart at rest.