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1.
In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine,
dwelt a miner, forty-niner, and his daughter Clementine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,
thow art lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
2.
Light she was and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine,
herring boxes without topses, sandals were for Clementine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,
thow art lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
3.
Drove she ducklings to the water ev'ry morning just at nine,
stuck her foot against a splinter, fell into the foaming brine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,
thow art lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
4.
Ruby lips above the water, blowing bubbles mighty fine,
but, alas, I was no swimmer, so I lost my Clementine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,
thow art lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
5.
Then the miner, forty-niner, soon began to peak and pine,
thought he oughter jine his daughter, now he's with his Clementine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,
thow art lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
6.
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 draw the line.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,
thow art lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
7.
How I missed her! How I missed her! How I missed my Clementine!
But I kissed her little sister and forgot my Clementine.
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,
thow art lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.
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