in a cavern in a canyon
e cavating for a mine
lived a miner forty niner
and his daughter clementine
oh my darling oh my darling
oh my darling clementine
you are lost and gone forever
dreadful sorry clementine
light she was and like a fairy
and her shoes were number nine
herring bo es without topses
sandals were for clementine
drove she 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
then the miner forty niner
soon began to peak and pine
thought he oughter 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
in the church yard in the canyon
where the myrtle doth entwine
there grows roses and other posies
fertilized by clementine
how i missed her how i missed her
how i missed my clementine
til i kissed her little sister
and forgot my clementine
