The Cry of the 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? Tonight I heard the wild goose cry Hangin' north in the lonely sky. Tried to sleep, it wern't no use, 'cause I am a brother to the old wild goose. Oh, my heart knows... Woman was kind and true to me. She thinks, she loves me, more fool she! She's got a love that ain't no use To love the brother of a' old wild goose. Oh, my heart knows... The cabin is warm and the snow is deep And I got a woman, who lies asleep. She'll wake up tomorrow's dawn And find, poor critter, that her man is gone. Oh, my heart knows... 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 And she'll find a feather b'side her bed. Oh, my heart knows...