In a cavern in a canyon excavatin' for a mine Dwelt a miner fortyniner and his daughter Clementine Oh my darling oh my darling oh my darling Clementine You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry Clementine Soft she was and like a fairy and her shoes were number nine Herring boxes without topses were the shoes for Clementine Oh my darling oh my darling She drove ducklings to the water every morning just at nine Hit her foot against a splinter fell into the foaming brine Oh my darling oh my darling Ruby lips above the water blowing bubbles soft and fine Alas for Clem he was no swimmer so he lost his Clementine Oh my darling oh my darling