In a cavern, by a canyon,
Was a miner, forty -niner,
and his daughter Clementine
Oh my darlin', oh my darlin',
You are lost and gone forever,
dreadful sorry Clementine
Light she wasn't, like a fairy,
and her shoes were number nine
Herring boxes without topses,
sandals were for Clementine
Oh my darlin', oh my darlin',
You are lost and gone forever,
dreadful sorry Clementine
Drove she ducklings to the water, early
Tripped a foot against a splinter
Fell into the foaming brine
Oh my darling, oh my darling
You are lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry Clementine
How I missed her, how I missed her
How I missed my Clementine
But I kissed her little sister
Oh my darlin', oh my darlin',
You are lost and gone forever
Dreadful sorry clementine