Verse 1:
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In a cavern, in a canyon,
D7
excavating for a mine,
C G
dwelt a miner, forty-niner,
D7 G
and his daughter Clementine.
Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine.
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Verse 2:
Light she was, and like a fairy,
D7
And her shoes were number nine,
C G
Herring boxes without topses,
D7 G
Sandals were for Clementine.
Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine.
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Verse 3:
Drove she ducklings to the water
D7
Ev'ry morning just at nine,
C G
Hit her foot against a splinter,
D7 G
Fell into the foaming brine.
Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine.
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Verse 4:
Ruby lips above the water,
D7
Blowing bubbles soft and fine,
C G
But alas, I was no swimmer,
D7 G
So I lost my Clementine.
Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine.
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Verse 5:
In a churchyard near the canyon,
D7
Where the myrtle doth entwine,
C G
There grow roses, pretty roses,
D7 G
Fertilized by Clementine.
Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine.
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Verse 6:
Then, the miner, forty-niner,
D7
Soon began to peak and pine,
C G
Thought he "oughter jine" his daughter,
D7 C
Now he's with his Clementine.
Chorus:
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.
Verse 7:
In my dreams she still doth haunt me,
D7
Robed in garments soaked with brine,
C G
Though in life I used to hug her,
D7 G
Now she's dead I draw the line.
Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine.
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Verse 8:
Listen fellers, heed the warning
D7
Of this tragic tale of mine,
C G
Artificial respiration
D7 G
Could have saved my Clementine.
Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
D7
oh my darling Clementine.
C G
You are lost and gone forever,
D7 G
dreadful sorry, Clementine.
Verse 9 & End:
How I missed her, how I missed her,
D7
How I missed my Clementine,
C G
Til I kissed her little sister,
D7 G
And forgot my Clementine.
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