CLEMENTINE


Meaning of CLEMENTINE in English

a popular old US song about Clementine, a girl who drowns. It is usually sung with a false sadness that makes it humorous. It includes the lines

Oh my darling, oh my darling,

Oh my darling, Clementine;

You are lost and gone forever,

Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.