Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine & The Easy Riders
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine
Released in 1950, “Cry Of The Wild Goose” was Frankie Laine’s 3rd consecutive #1 hit.
Written by Terry Gilkyson, who also performed backing vocals.
[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?
The Cry of the Wild Goose was written by Terry Gilkyson.