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CLEMENTINEBOBBY DARIN, FWOODY HARRISIN A (F) CAVERN DOWN BY A CANYONEXCAVATIN' FOR A (C7) MINETHERE LIVED A MINER FROM NORTH CARO(F)LINAAND HIS (C7) DAUGHTER, CLEMEN(F)TINENOW EVERY MORNIN', JUST ABOUT DAWNIN'A'WHEN THE SUN BEGINS TO SHINESHE WOULD ROUSE UP, WAKE THEM COWS UPAND WALK 'EM DOWN TO HER DADDY'S MINEA'TOOK THE FOOT BRIDGE, WAY 'CROSS THE WATERTHOUGH SHE WEIGHED TWO-NINETY NINETHE OLD BRIDGE TREMBLED AND DISASSEMBLEDDUMPED HER INTO THE FOAMY BRINECRACKLE LIKE THUNDER, SHE WENT UNDERBLOWIN BUBBLES DOWN THE LINEI'M NO SWIMMER BUT WERE SHE SLIMMERI MIGHT'A SAVED MY CLEMENTINEBROKE THE RECORD, WAY UNDER WATERI THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS DOIN' FINEI WASN'T NERVOUS UNTIL THE SERVICETHAT THEY HELD FOR CLEMENTINEHEY YOU SAILOR WAY OUT IN YOUR WHALERWITH A HARPOON, YOUR TRUSTY LINEIF SHE SHOWS NOW, THERE SHE BLOWS NOWIT JUST MAY BE MY CLEMENTINEOH MY DARLIN', OH MY DARLIN', OH MY DARLIN'OH MY DARLIN', OH MY DARLIN' CLEMENTINEYOU MAY BE GONE BUT YOU'RE NOT FORGOTTENFARE THEE WELL, MY CLEMENTINE28