When first I came to Louisville Some pleasure there to findA damsel there from Lexington Was pleasing to my mindHer rosy cheeks, her ruby lips Like arrows pierced my breastThe name she bore us, Flora The lily of the WestI accorded lovely Flora Some pleasure for her to findBut she turned unto another man Which sore distressed my mindShe robbed me of my liberty Deprived me of my restThen go, my lovely Flora The lily of the WestThen go, my lovely Flora The lily of the WestWay down in the Undershaded Grove A man of high degreeConversing with my Flora there Which seemed so strange to meAnd the answer that she gave to him It sordid me a pressI was betrayed by FloraFlora The lily of the WestThe Lily of the WestI seized him by the collar and boldly made him standBeing met by desperation, I pierced him through the chestAll this full of the flora, the lily of the westAll this full of the flora, the lily of the westI had to stand my trial, I had to make my pleaThey placed me in the witness box and then commenced on meAlthough she swore my life away, deprived me of my restStill I love my faithless floraThe lily of the westStill I love my faithless floraThe lily of the west