text: When first I came to Louisville, my fortune there to find
  I met a fair young maiden there, her beauty filled my mind
  Her rosy cheek, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest
  The name she bore was Flora, the lily of the west
  I courted lovely Flora, she promised neer to go
  But soon a tale was told to me that filled my heart with woe
  They said she meets another man who holds my love in jest
  And yet I trusted Flora, the lily of the west
  Way down in yonder shady grove, a man of low degree
  He spoke unto my Flora there and kissed her neath a tree
  The answers that she gave to him like arrows pierced my breast
  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 ordered him to stand
  All in my desperation I stabbed him in his breast
  Id killed a man for Flora, the lily of the west
  And then I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea
  They placed me in a prisners dock 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