Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin', Clementine
In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine
Lived a miner, 49er, and his offspring Clementine
Light she was, and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine
Carrying boxes without tosses, that's my chick here Clementine
Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin', Clementine
Your love's been gone forever, dreadful sorrow Clementine
Throw the ducklings to the water, every morning just about nine
Get her foot on a splinter, and topple into the foaming crying Clementine
Her ruby lips above the water, blowing bubbles soft and fine
But alas, I was no swimmer, so I lost fair Clementine
Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin', Clementine
Your love's been gone forever, dreadful sorrow Clementine
In my dreams she still does haunt me, roped in garments soaked in brine
Though in life I used to squeeze her not to get poor Clementine
© transcript Emily Beynon