I kinda like old Tennessee Ernie's version best!
THE CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE Recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford Words and Music by Terry Gilkyson 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. CHORUS 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? (SPOKEN-STRUM) The cabin is warm and the snow is deep And I got a woman, who lies asleep When she wakes at tomorrow's dawn She'll find, poor critter, that her man is gone. CHORUS 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 to the old wild goose. CHORUS (SPOKEN-STRUM) 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 -'side my bed. CHORUS TAG: Wild Goose!
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