The Goose with the Golden Eggs — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

A certain man had the good fortune to possess a Goose that laid him a Golden Egg every day. But dissatisfied with so slow an income, and thinking to seize the whole treasure at once, he killed the Goose, and cutting her open, found her?just what any other goose would be!
Much wants more, and loses all.

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What are the words to The Goose with the Golden Eggs?
The lyrics to The Goose with the Golden Eggs are: A certain man had the good fortune to possess a Goose that laid him a Golden Egg every day. But dissatisfied with so slow an income, and thinking to seize the whole treasure at once, he killed the Goose, and cutting her open, found her?just what any other goose would be! / Much wants more, and loses all.
How many lines does The Goose with the Golden Eggs have?
"The Goose with the Golden Eggs" has 2 lines of verse.

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