Lily of the West
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1. When first I came to
Louisville, some pleasure there to find,
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a damsel there
from Lexington was pleasing to my mind.
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Her rosy cheeks, her ruby
lips, like arrows pierced my breast,
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the
name she bore was Flora, the Lily oft he West,
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and
the name she bore was Flora, the Lily oft he West.
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2. I courted lovely Flora, some pleasure for to find,
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but she
turned unto another man which sore distressed my mind.
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She robbed me of my liberty, deprived me of my rest,
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then go, my
lovely Flora, the Lily of the west,
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then
go, my lovely Flora, the Lily of the West.
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3. Way down in yonder shady grove, a man of high degree,
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conversin‘ with my Flora there, it seemed so strange to me.
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And the answer that she gave
to him, it sore did me oppress,
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I was betrayed by Flora, the
Lily of the West,
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I was betrayed by Flora, the
Lily of the West.
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4. I stepped up to my rival,
dagger in my hand,
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I seized him by
the collar and bodly made him stand.
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Being mad by desperation, I
pierced him to his breast,
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all
this for lovely Flora, the Lily of the West,
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all
this for lovely Flora, the Lily of the West.
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5. I had to stand my trial, I
had to make my plea,
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they placed me in the witness box and then commenced on me.
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Although she swore my life away, deprived me of my rest,
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still
I love my faithless Flora, the Lily of
the West,
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still
I love my faithless Flora, the Lily of
the West.
(Bob Dylan)