The Goose and the Common
18th century protest poem.
5/29/20261 min read
"They hand the man and flog the woman
Who steals the goose from off the common
Yet let the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose
The law demands that we atone
When we take things we do not own
But leaves the lords and ladies fine
Who take things that are yours and mine"
17th/18th century protest poem.
https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/thegooseandthecommon.html