oh my darlin

hmm. i had no idea "Oh my darling, Clementine" was about this:

In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner forty niner,
And his daughter Clementine

Oh my darling, Oh my darlin,
Oh my darling Clementine
Thou art lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine

Light she was and like a fairy,
And her shoes were number nine,
Wearing boxes, without topses,
Sandals were for Clementine.

She drove ducklings to the water
Ev’ry morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter,
Fell into the foaming brine.

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

How I missed her! How I missed her,
How I missed my Clementine,
But I kissed her little sister,
I forgot my Clementine.

Then the miner, forty niner
Soon began to peak and pine
Thought he ought to join his daughter
Now he's with his Clementine

In a churchyard near the canyon
Where the myrtle doth entwine
There grows roses and the posies
Fertilized by Clementine

In my dreams she still doth haunt me
Robed in garments, soaked in brine
Then she rises from the waters
And I kiss my Clementine


now that i know the full lyrics to this song, the name choice for kate winslet's character in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is much more significant. (and no, i don't think it is a coincidence, because they make reference to the song in the film). i really like that.