The Cry of the Wild Goose

"The Cry of the Wild Goose" is a 1950 song written by Terry Gilkyson. Originally performed by Frankie Laine, the song was his third consecutive number-one hit, following "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Mule Train" from the previous year. The song was released on 78 rpm in early 1950 by Mercury Records with catalog number 5363. Laine's version spent two weeks at number-one on the Billboard Most Played by Jockeys music chart in March 1950.