In a cavern, in a canyon excavating
for a mine;
Dwelt a
miner, forty-ni
ner, and his
daughter Clemen
tine.
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Oh my
darling, oh my darling, oh my
darling Clementine
You are
lost and gone foreve
r, dreadful
sorry, Cleme
ntine.
Light she
was, and like a fairy, And her shoes were n
umber nine
Herring
boxes without to
pses, Sandals w
ere for Clement
ine.
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Walking
lightly as a fairy, Though her shoes were
number nine,
Sometimes
tripping, lightly sk
ipping, Lovely
girl, my Cle
mentine
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Drove she
ducklings to the water Ev´ry mo
rning just at nine,
Hit her
foot against a
splinter, Fell
into the foaming b
rine.
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Ruby
lips above the water, Blowing bu
bbles soft and fine,
But a
las, I was no s
wimmer, Neith
er was my Clem
entine.
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In a
churchyard near the canyon, Where the m
yrtle doth entwine,
There grow
rosies and some
posies, Fert
ilized by Cleme
ntine.
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Then, the
miner, forty-niner, Soon beg
an to fret and pine,
Thought he
oughter join his da
ughter, So he´
s now with Clem
entine.
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I´m so
lonely, lost without her, Wish I´d had a
fishing line,
Which I
might have cast a
bout her, Might
have saved my C
lementine.
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In my d
reams she still doth haunt me, Robed in ga
rments soaked with brine,
Then she
rises from the w
aters, And
I kiss my Cle
mentine.
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Listen
fellers, heed the warning Of thi
s tragic tale of mine,
Arti
ficial respi
ration Could hav
e saved my Clem
entine
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How I
missed her, how I missed her, How
I missed my Clementine,
Til I
kissed her little
sister, And f
orgot my Clem
entine.
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