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
The name she bore us, Flora The lily of the West
I accorded lovely Flora Some pleasure for her to find
But she turned unto another man Which sore distressed my mind
She robbed me of my liberty Deprived me of my rest
Then go, my lovely Flora The lily of the West
Then go, my lovely Flora The lily of the West
Way down in the Undershaded Grove A man of high degree
Conversing with my Flora there Which seemed so strange to me
And the answer that she gave to him It sordid me a press
I was betrayed by Flora
Flora The lily of the West
The Lily of the West
I seized him by the collar and boldly made him stand
Being met by desperation, I pierced him through the chest
All this full of the flora, the lily of the west
All this full of the flora, the lily of the west
I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea
They placed me in the witness 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
Still I love my faithless flora
The lily of the west