I travelled across to America
And when I arrived in America
They said Son, you know, you can't go wrong
If you finish your show with a cowboy song

So I practised all day, to get the song right
And I dreamed of those songs
All through the night

That night I heard the wild goose cry
He'd got mixed up with the Riders in The Sky
Tried to sleep, but it was in vain
Have you ever tried sleeping on a mule train

My heart goes where the mule train goes
And I must go where the mule train goes
Brother goose, mother goose, don't you fear
'Cos I've arrived and to prove it I'm 'ere

The riders loped on by 'n' me heard one call his name
If you're looking for the wild goose
He's on the mule train
So cowboy mend your ways today, forget your life of sin
And you will be in time to meet
The shrimp boats coming in

My heart goes where the shrimp boats go
And I must go where the shrimp boats go
I'm gonna ride that dusty trail
'Cos they've locked up my lover in Allentown jail

Ya know, this kinda reminds me of the first time I blew into 
Tombstone City
Yessir, that night I slept on the prairie
And all night long those prairie dogs kept howling
I couldn't understand why they kept howlin' - then I found out
Ain't no trees on the prairie
Jest cactus

If ever the devil was born
Without a pair of horns
It was you
Sonny Boy

