Oh my darling, oh my darling
In a cavern, in a canyon,
Oh my darling, oh my darling
Light she was and like a fairy,
Oh my darling, oh my darling
Drove she ducklings to the water
Oh my darling, oh my darling
Ruby lips above the water,
Oh my darling, oh my darling
Then the miner, forty-niner
Oh my darling, oh my darling
In my dreams she still doth haunt me,
Oh my darling, oh my darling
(Final Chorus)
Oh my darling, Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner
And his daughter Clementine.
Oh my darling, Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without topses
Sandals were for Clementine
Oh my darling, Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Every morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter
Fell into the foaming brine.
Oh my darling, Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Blowing bubbles soft and fine,
But alas, I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.
Oh my darling, Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Soon began to peak and pine,
Thought he ought to join his daughter,
Now he's with his Clementine.
Oh my darling, Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Robed in garments soaked in brine;
Though in life I used to hug her,
Now she's dead, I draw the line.
Oh my darling, Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.