The cry of the wild goose
Am Dm
1. My heart knows what the wild goose knows,
Am E
and
I must go where the wild goose goes.
Am Dm
Wild
goose, brother goose, which is best?
Am
E Am
A
wanderin' fool or a heart at rest?
Am
Dm
2. Tonight I heard the wild goose cry,
Am E
hangin' north in the lonely sky.
Am Dm
Tried to sleep, it warn't no use,
Am E Am
'cause I am a brother to the old wild goose.
Am
(Oh, my heart knows what the wild goose
knows,)
E
and I must go where the wild goose goes.)
Am F Am
Wild goose, brother goose, which is best?
F
E Am
A wanderin' fool or a heart at rest?
Am
Dm
3. Woman was kind and true to me,
Am E
she
thinks she loves me, more fool she!
Am
Dm
She's got a love but it ain't no use,
Am E Am
to
love a brother of the old wild goose. + CHORUS
Am Dm
4. The cabin is warm and the snow is deep,
Am E
and
I got a woman who lies asleep.
Am
Dm
She'll wake up tomorrow's dawn,
Am E Am
and
find, poor critter, that her man is gone.
+ CHORUS
Am
Let
me fly, let me fly, let me fly away !
Am Dm
5. Spring is comin' and the ice will break,
Am E
and
I can't linger for a woman's sake.
Am
Dm
She'll see a shadow pass overhead,
Am E
Am
and
she'll find a feather 'side her bed. + CHORUS
(capo 3rd)
(Frankie Laine)