CRY OF THE WILD GOOSE
Words and music by Terry Gilkyson
As sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford

1. 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 gild goose goes.
Wild goose, brother goose, which is best?
A wand'rin' foot or a heart at rest?

2. The cabin is warm and the snow is deep,
And I got a woman; she lies asleep.
When she wakes at tomorow's dawn,
She'll find, poor critter, that her man is gone.

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

4. 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.

[Frankie Laine also recorded of this song.]
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