Clementine In a cavern in a canyon Excavating for a mine Dwelt a miner forty-niner And his daughter Clementine. Chorus: Oh my darling, oh my darling, Oh my darling, Clementine, You were lost and gone forever Dreadful sorry, Clementine. So she wasn't and like a fairy And her shoes were number nine Herring boxes without topses Were the shoes for Clementine. Chorus She drove ducklings to the water Every morning just at nine Hit her foot against a splinter Fell into the foaming brine. Chorus Ruby lips above the water Blowing bubbles soft and fine But alas I was no swimmer So I lost my Clementine. Chorus