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Recordings

• YouTube – Camp Russell
• YouTube – Kids Songs TV

Lyrics

Chorus:
Oh my darling, oh my darling,
Oh my darling, Clementine,
You are lost and gone forever.
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Sing each Verse followed by the Chorus

In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, Forty-Niner,
And his daughter, Clementine.

Light she was, and like a fairy,
And her shoes were number nine
Herring boxes, without topses,
Sandals were for Clementine.

Drove she ducklings to the water
Ev’ry morning just at nine.
Hit her foot against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.

Ruby lips above the water,
Blowing bubbles, soft and fine.
But, alas, I was no swimmer,
So I lost poor Clementine.

Variations:

A continuation of the story:

In a corner of the churchyard,
Where the myrtle boughs entwine,
Grow the roses and the posies,
Fertilized by Clementine.

Then the miner, Fourty-Niner,
Soon began to peak and pine.
Thought he otta, join his daughter.
Now he’s with poor Clementine.

In my dreams she still doth haunt me,
Robed in garments soaked with brine.
Though in life I used to hug her,
Now she’s dead, I’ll draw the line.

Now ye scouts, please head the warning
Of this tragic tale of mine:
Artificial respiration
Would have saved my Clementine.

How I missed her! How I missed her!
How I missed my Clementine!
But I kissed her little sister,
And forgot my Clementine.

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References:

• “Oh, My Darling Clementine – Lyrics.” Scoutsongs.com, 2025, http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/clementine.html.
• “Sing out Loud Traditional Songs LYRICS: CLEMENTINE.” American English, United States Department of State, americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/9-clementine-lyrics.pdf. Accessed 8 May 2025.
• “Traditional Transcriptions – Oh My Darling Clementine.” Genius, 2024, genius.com/Traditional-transcriptions-oh-my-darling-clementine-lyrics.