1.   Old Mother Goose, when she wanted to wander,
      Would ride through the air on a very fine gander.

2.   Mother Goose had a house, 'twas built in a wood,
      Where an owl at the door, for a sentinel stood.

3.   She had a son Jack, a plain-looking lad,
     He was not very good, not yet very bad.

4.   She sent him to market, a live goose he bought,
     Here, mother, says he, it will not go for nought.

5.   Jack's goose and the gander, grew very fond;
     They'd both eat together, or swim in one pond.

6.   Jack found one morning, as I have been told,
     His goose had laid him, an egg of pure gold.

7.   Jack rode to his mother, the news for to tell,
     She called him good boy, and said it was well.

8.   Jack sold his gold egg, to a merchant untrue,
     Who cheated him out of, the half of his due.
 

10   The merchant and squire, soon came at his back,
     And began to belabor, the sides of poor Jack.

11.  The squire got the goose, which he vowed he would kill,
     Resolving at once, his pockets to fill.

12.  And then the gold egg, was thrown in the sea,
     And Jack tried to jump in, to get it you see.

13.  Then old Mother Goose, that instant came in,
     And turned her son Jack, into famed Harlequin.

14.  She then with her wand, touched the lady so fine,
     And turned her at once, into sweet Columbine.

15.  The gold egg in the sea, was still thrown away then,
     When Jack jumped in, and got it again.

16.  And Old Mother Goose, the goose saddled soon,
     And mounting its back, flew up to the moon.