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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! Thou art lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine. Drove she ducklings to the water.
Oh my darling, Oh my darling, Oh my darling Clementine, You are lost and gone forever, Dreadful sorry Clementine. Repeat chorus. Light she was, and like a fairy, And her shoes were number nine; Herring boxes without topses, Sandals were for Clementine.
“Oh My Darling, Clementine” is a traditional American folk song, commonly credited to Percy Montrose (1884). The lyrics have changed over time, and what started as a sincere lament became a ...
History and origins. The lyrics by Percy Montrose were issued as sheet music by Oliver Ditson & Co of Boston in 1884, [2] based on an earlier song called "Down by the River Liv'd a Maiden", printed in 1863. [3] The origin of the melody is unknown.
This parody of a sad ballad tells about the 1849 California Gold Rush. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_My_Darling,_Clementine members of the Western Writers of...
lyrics. Songfacts®: "Oh My Darling, Clementine" is a popular American Western folk ballad that is most often attributed to performers like Percy Montrose and Barker Bradford. Its origins however, lie in an 1863 tune by H.S. Thompson called "Down By the River Liv'd a Maiden."
Oh my darling Clementine Lyrics. In a cavern, in a canyon, Excavating for a mine. Dwelt a miner forty niner, And his daughter Clementine. Oh my darling, oh my darling, Oh my darling, Clementine! Thou art lost and gone forever. Dreadful sorry, Clementine.
