Oh My Darlin

Oh my darlin, oh my darlin
Oh my darlin, Clementine
You have gone, but not forever
Somewhere out there, you must hide.

Rolling over, rolling yonder
Clementine, you never cease
Missing zest, and missing laughter
You’re alive still, I believe.

Oh I miss you, how I miss you
When the seasons start to change
Clementine, fruit of my labors
How I wish you’d never strayed.

When you ripen, and you grow up
On my door you’ll knock someday
Let me in mom, let me in dad
I was lost, but found again.

Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling Clementine
Let me hug you, let me squeeze you
Till the juice runs down my leg.