Clementine (Chromatic)

              Clementine (Chromatic)

Verse 1:

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In a cav-ern, in a can-yon,

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ex-ca-vat-ing for a mine,

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Lived a min-er, for-ty nin-er,

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And his daugh-ter Clem-en-tine.

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

Verse 2:

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

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Verse 3:

Drove her ducklings to the water every morning just at nine.
Hit her foot against a splinter fell into the foaming brine.

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Verse 4:

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

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Verse 5:

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

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Verse 6:

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

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Verse 7:

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.

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Verse 8:

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

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Verse 9:

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

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