I wandered today on the sea shore The waves and the winds were low I thought of the days gone by, Maude Many long years ago 
We lingered by the gently flowing billows And watched the golden sunset fade away And there among the sweet ocean breezes We talked about our future wedding day 
Chorus Gathering up the shells from the sea shore Gathering up the shells from the sea Those were the happiest days of all, Maude Gathering up the shells from the shore 
When the waves are rolling on the ocean And the golden moonbeams on the pebbles shine At your cottage by the sea I’ll come again, Maude When the waves are rolling gently, sweetheart mine 
Now I am growing up in years, Maude My locks are all silver and gray But the vows that we made on the sea shore Are fresh in my memory today 
No more bright shells we will gather As the waves come dashing as of yore She lies neath the white pebble sand Just covered up with shells on the shore 
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