G
In a cavern, in a canyon,
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excavating for a mine;
C G
dwelt a miner, forty-niner,
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and his daughter Clementine.
G
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
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oh my darling Clementine
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
G
Light she was, and like a fairy,
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And her shoes were number nine,
C G
Herring boxes without topses,
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Sandals were for Clementine.
G
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
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oh my darling Clementine
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
G
Walking lightly as a fairy,
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Though her shoes were number nine,
C G
Sometimes tripping, lightly skipping,
D7 G
Lovely girl, my Clementine
G
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
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oh my darling Clementine
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
G
Drove she ducklings to the water
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Ev'ry morning just at nine,
C G
Hit her foot against a splinter,
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Fell into the foaming brine.
G
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
G
Ruby lips above the water,
D7
Blowing bubbles soft and fine,
C G
But alas, I was no swimmer,
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Neither was my Clementine.
G
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
G
I'm so lonely, lost without her,
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Wish I'd had a fishing line,
C G
Which I might have cast about her,
D7 G
Might have saved my Clementine.
G
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
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oh my darling Clementine
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
G
How I missed her, how I missed her,
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How I missed my Clementine,
C G
Til I kissed her little sister,
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And forgot my Clementine.