Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Lily of the West, artist - Joan Baez. Date of issue: 18.08.2019
Song language: English
The 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 |
| Which sort of stressed my mind |
| She robbed me of my liberty |
| Deprived me of my rest |
| 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 |
| It seemed so strange to me |
| And the answer that she gave to him |
| It sordid 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 |
| Then go my lovely Flora |
| The Lily Of The West |
| And 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 |
| Still I love my faithless Flora |
| The Lily Of The West |