( ) x2 You slept in your overalls After the wrecking ball Bereft you of house and home And left you with sweet fuck-all So we got in your car With our kickabout hearts And we hollered out 'sweet clementine' Tell your mom to marry us a candle to carry us with cans on our bicycle fenders so sweet and hilarious And we'll find us a home Built of packaging foam A That will be there 'til after we die BRIDGE ( )x5 And, i'll play the clarinet A Use clamshells for castinets We play with our bags on our shoulders My sweet lady lioness And I watch as you sleep So indelibly deep And I hum to you sweet clementine ( ) x5