Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems  

I Went A-Gathering

Notes: words and music by Malvina Reynolds; copyright 1957 by author, 1963 by Schroder Music Company.

I went a-gathering, a-gathering, a-gathering,
I went a-gathering, and what did you find?
A cock-a-doodle feather,
A locket made of leather,
A pocket full of weather, and I left it all behind.

I went a-gathering, a-gathering, a-gathering,
I went a-gathering, and what did you find?
A packet from a tea-store,
A shell upon the sea shore,
A baby on a see-saw, and I left them all behind.

I went a-gathering, a-gathering, a-gathering,
I went a-gathering, and what did you find?
A web without the spider,
A jug without the cider,
A horse without the rider, and I left them all behind.

Malvina Reynolds songbook(s) in which the music to this song appears:
---- Tweedles and Foodles for Young Noodles: Children's Songs

Malvina Reynolds recording(s) on which this song is performed:
---- Artichokes, Griddle Cakes, and Other Good Things

Recordings by other artists on which this song is performed:
---- Jay Ungar and Lyn Hardy: A Place to Be (Gentle Wind GW1006, 1981)