The Cry of the Wild Goose

Terry Gilkyson

[Chorus: Frankie Laine]
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 wandering foot or a heart at rest?

[Verse 1: Frankie Laine]
Tonight I heard the wild goose cry
Winging north in the lonely sky
Tried to sleep, it weren't no use
'Cause I am a brother to the old wild goose

[Chorus: The Easy Riders]
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 wandering foot or a heart at rest?

[Verse 2: Frankie Laine]
Woman was kind and true to me
She thinks she loves me, the more fool she
She's gotta learn that it ain't no use
To love a brother of the old wild goose

[Chorus: The Easy Riders]
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 wandering foot or a heart at rest?

[Verse 3: Frankie Laine]
The cabin is warm and the snow is deep
And I got a woman who lies asleep
She'll wake at tomorrow's dawn
And will find, poor critter, that her man is gone

[Chorus: The Easy Riders]
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 wandering foot or a heart at rest?
Let it fly, let it fly, let it fly away

[Verse 4: Frankie Laine]
Spring is coming and the ice will break
And I can't linger for a woman's sake
She'll see a shadow pass overhead
And she'll find my feathers beside my bed

[Chorus: The Easy Riders]
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 wandering foot or a heart at rest?

Trivia about the song The Cry of the Wild Goose by Frankie Laine

On which albums was the song “The Cry of the Wild Goose” released by Frankie Laine?
Frankie Laine released the song on the albums “The Frankie Laine Collection: The Mercury Years” in 1991, “Hitmaker!” in 1995, and “The Essential Frankie Laine” in 2014.
Who composed the song “The Cry of the Wild Goose” by Frankie Laine?
The song “The Cry of the Wild Goose” by Frankie Laine was composed by Terry Gilkyson.

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