Song – Lily Of The West

When first I came to Louisville
Some pleasure there to find
A damsel there from Lexington
Was pleasing to my mind
Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips
Like arrows pierced my breast
And the name she bore was Flora
The Lily of the West

I courted lovely Flora
Some pleasure there to find
But she turned unto another man
It so distressed my mind
She stole away my liberty
Deprived me of my rest
Still I love my faithless Flora
The Lily of the West

Way down in yonder Shady Grove
A man of low degree
Conversing with my Flora there
It seemed so strange to me
The answer that she gave to him
It sore did me distress
I was betrayed by Flora
The Lily of the West

I stepped up to my rival
My dagger in my hand
I seized him by his collar
And I boldly bade him stand
Being mad to desperation
I stabbed him in the chest
Then go my faithless Flora
The Lily of the West

Then I had to stand my trail
I had to pay my fee
They placed me in the criminal box
And then commenced on me
Although she swore my life away
Deprived me of my rest
Still I love my faithless Flora
The Lily of the West

Words & Music adapted by Bob Gibson
© Robert Josiah Music