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' fool or a heart at rest?
Tonight I heard the wild goose cry Wingin' north in the lonely sky I tried to sleep, but it wasn't no use 'Cause I am a 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' fool or a heart at rest?
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 the brother of 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' fool or a heart at rest?
Oh, you wild goose
The cabin is warm and the snow is deep And I've got a woman who 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' fool or a heart at rest?
Let me fly, let me fly, let me fly away
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 besides 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' fool or a heart at rest?