Clementine

In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner,
And his daughter Clementine.

Chorus

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Light she was and like a feather,
And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without topses,
Sandals were for Clementine.

Chorus

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Drove she ducklings to the water,
Every morning just at nine,
Stubbed her toe against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.

Chorus

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Ruby lips above the water,
Blowing bubbles soft and fine,
But alas I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.

Chorus

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

In a churchyard, in the graveyard,
Where the myrtle boughs entwine,
There grow roses and other posies,
Fertilized by Clementine.

Chorus

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

How I missed her, how I missed her,
How I missed my Clementine,
But I kissed her little sister,
And forgot my Clementine.

Chorus

Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.