To sing this to DC

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Is 'oh my darling clementine' too dark a song to sing to DD. It's pretty obviously about a girl who drowns and then a man who kills himself. I was talking to some other parents who said it was inappropriate. Am i thinking to deeply about this? I mean its literally just a song with a sweet tune. Would you sing this to sooth your child?

Plus at that age they dont really understand the lyrics at all

Learnt this in guitar club, aged ten.
As you say, a baby/ toddler wouldn’t pick up on the words.

My dad used to rock me to sleep to football chants apparently. I'm sure you're fine!

I remember learning it in infant school. Didn’t quite grasp the darkness of it, although I do remember understanding the storyline to a certain degree. It’s a nice tune!

I didn't know he killed himself. In the version I know, it ends "but I kissed her little sister, and forgot my Clementine"