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 The cabin is warm and the snow is deep And I've got a woman, she lies asleep When she wakes at tomorrow's dawn She'll find, poor critter, that her man is gone 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 mournful she She's gotta learn that it ain't no use To love 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 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 Wild goose