Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin', ClementineIn a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mineLived a miner, 49er, and his offspring ClementineLight she was, and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nineCarrying boxes without tosses, that's my chick here ClementineOh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin', ClementineYour love's been gone forever, dreadful sorrow ClementineThrow the ducklings to the water, every morning just about nineGet her foot on a splinter, and topple into the foaming crying ClementineHer ruby lips above the water, blowing bubbles soft and fineBut alas, I was no swimmer, so I lost fair ClementineOh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin', ClementineYour love's been gone forever, dreadful sorrow ClementineIn my dreams she still does haunt me, roped in garments soaked in brineThough in life I used to squeeze her not to get poor Clementine© transcript Emily Beynon