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Artist: Kate Rusby
Canonical path: /kate-rusby/the-wild-goose
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The Wild Goose
Read The Wild Goose lyrics by Kate Rusby on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Wild Goose
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Did you ever see the wild goose sailing on the ocean
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
They're just like them pretty girls when they get the notion
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
Chorus
Ranzo you'll rue the day
As the wild goose sails away
As I was walking one evening by the river
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
I met with a pretty girl my heart it was a quiver
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
(Chorus x 2)
I said how are you doing this morning
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
She said none the better for the seeing of you
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
(Chorus x 2)
You broke my heart oh you broke it full sore o'
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
If I sail like the wild goose
you'll break it no more o'
Ranzo my boys oh Ranzo Ray
(Chorus x 2)
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Kate Rusby performs "The Wild Goose", and this lyric page sits inside the Kate Rusby catalog on LyroVerse.
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