Name: Lily of the West
Channel: Traditional/Rick Norton
Description: "Lily of the West" is a song by Merlin and the Gnometones. Lily, the unfaithful lover has appeared in English street ballads (broadside ballads) for more than 100 years.

Lily of the West

Merlin and the Gnometones

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Lily, the unfaithful lover has appeared in English street ballads (broadside ballads) for more than 100 years.

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Merlin and the Gnometones

We started out in Medieval England and slowly evolved into a lean mean music making machine

Merlin and the Gnometones were a garageband from the sixties. They toured the US playing for small audiences, living day to day. They recorded over 70 songs using what ever equipment they could borrow. Recently, a tape was discovered with 30 of their original recordings. (Ironically in a garage sale) They have been digitally remastered and posted here for your enjoyment. Seriously, I am a non-performing songwriter just trying to get his music out to people who may enjoy it. Most of it falls into the classic rock genre, but there is a little bit of everything here. Thanks to anyone who takes the time to listen.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Folk

Charts

Peak #248

Peak in subgenre #46

Author

Traditional/Rick Norton

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Uploaded

February 08, 2003

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MP3 2.9 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00

Lyrics

Lily of the West

When first I came to Louisville,
Some pleasure there to find
A damsel there from Lexington
Was pleasing to my mind
Her rosy cheeks, her ruby lips
Like arrows pierced my breast.
The name she bore was Flora
The Lily of the West.

I courted lovely Flora
And to her I was so kind, 
But she went to another man
It nearly wrecked my mind.
She robbed me of my freedom,
Deprived me of my rest
Betrayed was I by Flora,
The Lily of the West.

He met her in a shady grove,
This man of high degree
I saw him kiss my Flora 
And it sure did things to me.
She told me he was just a friend,
But still I was depressed,
Betrayed was I by Flora,
The Lily of the West.

I stepped up to my rival,
With my dagger in my hand
I seized him by the collar,
it's not hard to understand,
That, blinded by my jealousy,
I pierced him in the breast.
Betrayed was I by Flora,
The Lily of the West.

The trial was held, I made my plea
But 'twas of no avail,
Now I await the hangman
In a stinkin' rotten jail.
But though I give my all away
And though my life is messed,
I love my faithless Flora,
The Lily of the West.

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