Flora
Betrayal in Louisville: Tale of Love, Deceit, and Desperation
Lyrics
When first I came to Louisville, my fortune there to find,
Arrival in Louisville in search of fortune.
I met a fair young maiden there, her beauty filled my mind.
Encounter with a beautiful young woman who captivates the speaker.
Her rosy cheek, her ruby lips, they gave my heart no rest.
Description of the maiden's physical features that enamor the speaker.
The name she bore was Flora, the lily of the west.
Introduction of the maiden as Flora, the lily of the west.
I courted lovely Flora, she promised ne'er to go.
Courtship with Flora, and her promise of fidelity.
But soon a tale was told to me that filled my heart with woe.
Discovery of a rumor about Flora being involved with another man, causing distress.
They said she meets another man who holds my love in jest.
Concerns about Flora's faithfulness and trust despite the rumor.
And yet I trusted Flora, the lily of the west.
Expression of continued trust in Flora.
'Way down in yonder shady grove, a man of low degree,
Introduction of a man of low social standing in a grove.
He spoke unto my Flora there and kissed her 'neath a tree.
The man in the grove speaks to and kisses Flora.
The answers that she gave to him like arrows pierced my breast.
Flora's responses to the man's advances hurt the speaker deeply.
I was betrayed by Flora, the lily of the west.
Feeling betrayed by Flora due to her actions with the man in the grove.
I stepped up to my rival, my dagger in my hand.
The speaker approaches his rival with a dagger.
I seized him by the collar and I ordered him to stand.
The speaker commands the rival to stand in a desperate moment.
All in my desperation I stabbed him in his breast.
In a moment of desperation, the speaker stabs and kills the rival.
I'd killed a man for Flora, the lily of the west.
The speaker commits murder in the name of his love for Flora.
And then I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea.
The speaker faces a trial for the murder committed out of love.
They placed me in a pris'ner's dock and then commenced on me.
The legal proceedings against the speaker begin.
Although she swore my life away, deprived me of my rest.
Flora's testimony contributes to the speaker's conviction, despite his love for her.
Still I love my faithless Flora, the lily of the
The speaker still loves Flora despite her betrayal and role in his conviction.
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