Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Clementine lyrics

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In a cavern, in a canyon, 


Excavating for a mine


Dwelt a miner forty niner, 


And his daughter Clementine

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Oh my darling, oh my darling, 


Oh my darling, Clementine! 


Thou art lost and gone forever

Dreadful sorry, Clementine

Drove she ducklings to the water


Ev'ry morning just at nine,


Hit her foot against a splinter


She fell into the foaming brine.

Ruby lips above the water,


Blowing bubbles, soft and fine,


But, alas, I was no swimmer,


I couldn't save that Clementine.

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How I missed her! How I missed her,


How I missed my Clementine,


But I kissed her little sister,


Forgot my Clementine.

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