Now Clementine, you'll have to wait in line till I have time to spend an evening with you And if we go someplace to dance, you know that there's a chance I won't be leaving with you But if we leave together, there's a place where you can buy us both a drink or two But I ain't gonna drink too much or I'll say something stupid like I love you Oh my darling Clementine, you do remind me of a poor old maid that I once met Although she said that she knew all the answers, but no one had asked the questions yet I watched the Johnny Carson and the Joey Bishop show for something clever to say But then I keep it to myself and hope that you'll get bored and maybe you'll go away The perfume that you're wearing has me swearing that you're using good old mountain deers And if I get a whiff of it, I might say something stupid like I love you I love you, I lurve you Homer, I didn't know you cared Jethro, it's just a song How about that trumpet player? Wow!