I went a-gathering, a-gathering, a-gathering, I went a-gathering, and what did you find? A co*k-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.