Flora

When first I came to Louisville, my fortune there to find
 I met a fair young maiden there, her beauty filled my mind
 Her rosy cheek, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest
 The name she bore was Flora, the lily of the West
 
 
 I courted lovely Flora, she promised never to go
 But soon a tale was told to me that filled my heart with woe
 They said she meets another man who holds my love in jest
 And yet, I trusted Flora, the lily of the West
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 Way down in yonder shady grove, a man of low degree
 He spoke unto my Flora there, and kissed her 'neath a tree
 The answers that she gave to him like arrows pierced my breast
 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 the collar, and I ordered him to stand
 All in my desperation, I stabbed him in his breast
 I'd killed a man for Flora, the lily of the West
 
 And then I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea
 They placed me in a prisoner's dock, 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