In a cavern, In a canyon,
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner,
And his daughter, Clementine.
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Oh my darling, Oh my darling,
Oh my darling Clementine,
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry Clementine.
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Light she was, and like a fairy,
And her shoes were number nine;
Herring boxes without topses,
Sandals were for Clementine.
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Drove she ducklings to the water,
Every morning just at nine;
Hit her foot against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.
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Ruby lips above the water,
Blowing bubbles soft and fine;
But Alas! I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.
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In a corner of the churchyard,
Where the myrtle boughs entwine,
Grow the roses in their poses,
Fertilized by Clementine.
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Then the miner forty-niner,
Soon began to peak and pine,
Thought he oughter join his daughter,
Now he's with his clementine.
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In my dreams she still doth haunt me,
Robed in garments soaked in brine.
Though in life I used to hug her,
Now she's dead, I'll draw the line.
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How I missed her, how I missed her
How I missed my Clementine.
So I kissed her little sister,
And forgot my Clementine.
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Now you Boy Scouts, there's a moral
To this little tale of mine.
Artificial respiration,
Would have saved my Clementine.
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