Clementine

Tabbed for the Chromatic Harmonica by Gary M.                                             Return to Gary M's Song Page

 4 4  4   3    6 6  6   5
In a cav-ern, in a can-yon,
 5  6  7   7   -6 6  -5
ex-ca-vat-ing for a mine,
  -5  6  -6 -6   6  -5  6  5
Lived a min-er, for-ty nin-er,
 5   6    -5   3   -4  -5   5
And his daugh-ter Clem-en-tine.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine.

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

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Drove her 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 oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Ruby lips above the water blowing bubbles soft and fine.
But alas, I was no swimmer so I lost my Clementine.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Then the miner, forty-niner soon began to peak and pine.
Thought he oughta join his daughter, now he’s with his Clementine.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.

There’s a churchyard on the hillside where the flowers grow and twine.
There grow roses, ‘mongst the posies fertilized by Clementine.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.

In my dreams she still doth haunt me robed in garlands soaked in brine.
Though in life I used to hug her now she’s dead, I draw the line.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Now you scouts may learn the moral of this little tale of mine.
Artificial respiration would have saved my Clementine.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.

How I missed her, how I missed her how I missed my Clementine.
Till I kissed her little sister and forgot my Clementine.

Oh, my darling, oh, my darling oh, my darling Clementine.
You are lost and gone forever dreadful sorry, Clementine.