In a tavern by a canyon Excavated for a mine Excavated for a mine Lived a miner, a power denier And his daughter Clementine Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling Clementine You are gone and lost forever Dreadful sorry Clementine Drove her ducklings to the water Every morning just that line Had her foot against a game that splintered Right into this foaming brine Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling Clementine You are gone and lost forever Dreadful sorry Clementine In my dreams she still does haunt me Robbed in garments, soaked in brine Though in life she used to hug me Now she's dead I'll draw the line Oh my darling, oh my darling Oh my darling Clementine You are gone and lost forever Dreadful sorry Clementine