The rhyme that gives the whole collection its name, picturing old Mother Goose flying through the air on a fine gander. Short, strange, and a fitting first taste of the character.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
Old Mother Goose, when
She wanted to wander,
Would ride through the air
On a very fine gander.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition