Gathering Mushrooms

Rising early out of bed
[D]

Across the fields I steered O
                    [C]       [A]        [F]

When O and I a woman I spied
           [D]    [C]       [A]

And a pretty fair maid appeared O.
       [F]          [C]       [A]      [D]

Her head was bare I do declare

She had neither hat nor feather on
                 [C]       [A]       [F]

And she stopped so low gave me to know
It was mushrooms she was gathering O.
O gathering O
and she stopped so low gave me to know
It was mushrooms she was gathering O.

Where are you going says my dear
Why are you up so early O

I've seen you on the dewy grass
Before the sower Ferdio.

Quite modestly she answered me
And she said I gathering mushrooms
To make my Mammy ketchup O.
O ketchup O
and she said I am gathering mushrooms
To make my Mammy ketchup O.

Her parting breast on mine she pressed
Her heart was like a feather O

And her lips on mine do gentle join
And we both sat down together O.
Together O
and her lips on mine do gentle join
And we both sat down together O.

Rising early out of bed
Across the fields I steered O

When O and I a woman I spied
And a pretty fair maid appeared O.