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
 The name she bore was Flora
 The Lily of the West
 (And the name she bore was Flora)
 (The Lily of the West)
 I courted lovely Flora
 Some pleasure for to find
 But she turned unto another man
 Which sore distressed my mind
 She robbed me of my liberty
 Deprived me off my rest
 Then go, my lovely Flora
 The Lily of the West
 (Then go, my lovely Flora)
 (The Lily of the West)
 Way down in yonder shady grove
 A man of high degree
 Conversing with my Flora there
 Which seemed so strange to me
 And the answer that she gave to him
 It sore did me oppress
 I was betrayed by Flora
 The Lily of the West
 (I was betrayed by Flora)
 (The Lily of the West)
 I stepped up to my rival
 Dagger in my hand
 I seized him by the collar
 And boldly made him stand
 Being mad by desperation
 I pierced him through the breast
 All this for lovely Flora
 The Lily of the West
 (All this for lovely Flora)
 (The Lily of the West)
 I had to stand my trial
 I had to make my plea
 They placed me in the witness 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
 (Still I love my faithless Flora)
 (The Lily of the West)