Clementine

The words and music to the tune are usually attributed to Percy Montross circa 1880. According to a post to the UK Ballad Newsgroup, Montross based his composition on Down by the River Liv'd a Maiden by H. S. Thompson (1863). A copy of the H.S. Thompson tune can be found at the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music. The tune has since become a popular song with countless different verses (for children, Scouts, etc), as well as some bawdy versions.