Clementine
(source: "The World's Best Funny Songs", Esther J. Nelson, 1988.)

In a cavern, in a canyon, excavating for a mine

Dwelt a miner, forty-niner and his daughter, Clementine

Chorus:

Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling, Clementine

You are lost and gone forever, dreadful sorry, Clementine

Light she was and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine

Herring boxes without topses, sandals were for Clementine

Drove the ducklings to the water, every 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

Alas for me I was no swimmer, so I lost my Clementine

How I missed her, how I missed her, how I missed my Clementine

So I kissed her little sister, and forgot my Clementine

Thanks to Tiger (aka Dooreeen) Rousseau for this extra verse! While it's not part of the original song, it's still great singing for Guides!

Well, the moral of the story, each and every Guide should find

Artificial Respiration could have saved my Clementine.