THE LILY OF THE WEST

JOAN BAEZ

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When first I came to Loui svil le Some pl easure there to find

A d amsel t here from Lexin gton Was p leasing to my mind

Her r osy cheeks, h er ruby lips, Like a rrows pierced my breast

And the name she bore wa s Fl ora, The Li ly Of the West

I courted l ovely Flora, s ome pleasure t here to find

But she tu rned unto anoth er man whi ch sore distr essed my mind

She r obbed me of m y liberty, deprived me of my rest

Then go, my lovely Flora , th e Lily of t he West

Way down in yonder shady grov e, a man o f high degree

Con versing with my Flora there, it seemed so str ange to me

And t he answer tha t she gave to him, i t sore did me oppress

I was betrayed by Flora, the Lily of th e West

I stepped u p to my rival, my dagger in my hand

I s eized h im by the colla r and I bo ldly bade him stand

Being mad to despe ration I pierced him in the breast

Then go, my lovely Flora , th e Lily of t he West

And I had t o stand my tri al, I had to m ake my plea

The y place d me in the cri minal box and then comm enced on me

Altho ugh she swore my life away, depri ved me of my rest

Still I love my faithles s Fl ora, the Li ly of the West

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