| 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 | |
| She turned unto another man | |
| Which sore distressed my mind | |
| She robbed me of my liberty | |
| Deprived me of my rest | |
| Still I love my faithless Flora | |
| 'The Lily Of The West' | |
| Down in yonder shady grove | |
| A man of high degree | |
| Conversing with my Flora there | |
| It seemed so strange to me | |
| And the answer that she gave to him | |
| It sure did me oppress | |
| 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 boldly made him stand | |
| Being mad to desperation | |
| I pierced him in the breast | |
| All for my lovely Flora | |
| 'The Lily Of The West' | |
| I had to stand my trial | |
| I had to make my plea | |
| They placed me in the criminal box | |
| And then commenced on me | |
| Although she swore my life away | |
| Deprived me of my rest | |
| And I still love my faithless Flora | |
| 'The Lily Of The West' |
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