They hang the man and flog the woman Who steals the goose from off the common Yet they 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
The poor and wretched don't escape If they conspire the law to break This must be so but they endure Those who conspire to make the law
The law locks up the man or woman Who steals the goose from off the common And geese will still a common lack Till they go and steal it back
