In a cavern, in a canyon

Excavating for a mine

Lived a miner forty-niner

And his daughter, Clementine

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Oh, my darling, oh, my darling

Oh, my darling Clementine

You are lost and gone forever

Dreadful sorry, Clementine

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Light she was and like a fairy

And her shoes were number nine

Herring boxes without topses

Sandals were for Clementine

.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling

Oh, my darling Clementine

You are lost and gone forever

Dreadful sorry, Clementine

.

Drove her ducklings to the water

Every morning just at nine

Hit her foot against a splinter

Fell into the foaming brine

.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling

Oh, my darling Clementine

You are 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

.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling

Oh, my darling Clementine

You are lost and gone forever

Dreadful sorry, Clementine

.

Then the miner, forty-niner

Soon began to peak and pine

Thought he oughta join his daughter

Now he’s with his Clementine

.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling

Oh, my darling Clementine

You are lost and gone forever

Dreadful sorry, Clementine.