Flora Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

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 never 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 

I'd killed a man for Flora, the Lily of the West