Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Lily Of The West, artist - Nana Mouskouri. Album song The White Rose of Athens, in the genre Балканская музыка
Date of issue: 22.03.2019
Record label: Mercury
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 |
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 |