7 7 7 6 8 8 8 7 In a cav-ern, in a can-yon, 7 8 9 9 -9 8 -8 ex-ca-vat-ing for a mine, -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 8 7 Lived a min-er, for-ty nin-er, 7 8 -8 6 -7 -8 7 And his daugh-ter Clem-en-tine.
7 7 7 6 8 8 8 7 In a cav-ern, in a can-yon, 7 8 9 9 -9 8 -8 ex-ca-vat-ing for a mine, -8 8 -9 -9 8 -8 8 7 Lived a min-er, for-ty nin-er, 7 8 -8 6 -7 -8 7 And his daugh-ter Clem-en-tine.