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 cheeks, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest
The name she's bored was Flora, the lily of the west
I courted lovely Flora, she promised near to go
But soon a tale was told to me, that filled my heart with woe
They said she met another man who holds my love in jet
And yet I trusted Flora, the lily of the west
Way down in yonder shady grove, a man of low degree
He spoke unto my Flora there and kiss her 'neath a tree
The answer that she gave to him, like arrow pieced 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 order him to stand
All in my desperation, I stepped him in his breast
I 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
All though she swore my life away, deprived me of the rest
Still I love my faithless Flora, the lily of the west
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