Lily-O

There were 3 ladies playin' a ball Oh,
Lilly-O There were 3 lawyers Come and courtin' them all Lilly-O,
sweet heart The first one came all dressed in white Oh, Lilly-O Come callin'
for his heart Lilly-O, sweet heart The next one came all dressed in red Oh,
Lilly-O Come callin' for to see her wed Lilly-O sweet heart The 3rd one came
all dressed in blue Oh,
Lilly-O Said oh my love I’ve come for you Lilly-O, sweet heart Oh you must ask
my father dear Oh,
Lilly-O And you must ask my mother too Lilly-O, sweet heart And you must ask my
sister Ann Oh,
Lilly-O And you must ask my brother John Lilly-O, sweet heart I have asked your
father dear Oh,
Lilly-O Oh,
I have asked your mother too Lilly-O sweet heart And I have asked your sister
Ann Oh,
Lilly-O Your brother John I did forget Lilly-O sweet heart Her father let her
down Oh,
Lilly-O Her mother led her to the door Lilly-O, sweet heart Her sister let her
to the block Oh, Lilly-O Her brother John to help her up Lilly-O,
sweet heart As she laid down to sleep Oh,
Lilly-O With his knife he stabbed her deep Lilly-O, sweet heart Instrumental
Aoh myoh oh my daughter deer Oh, Lilly-O Oh I must lay and die Lilly-O,
sweet heart They carried her up to… Hill Oh,
Lilly-O Laid her down to write her will Lilly-O sweet heart Oh,
Lord will you Leave to your Father dear?
Oh, Lilly-O Lilly-O sweet heart Oh, what will leave to your mother dear?
Oh,
Lilly -O These bloody clothes That I do wear Lilly-O sweet heart What will you
leave to your sister Ann?
Oh,
Lilly-O My silver rings and golden fan Lilly-O sweet heart What will you leave
to your brother John?
Oh, Lilly-O The rubin gallows to hang him on Lilly-O sweet heart And what will
to your brother John’s wife?
Oh, Lilly-O Pain and sorrow all her life Lilly-O sweet heart And what will you
leave to your brother John’s son?
Oh, Lilly-O This great white world to longer upon Lilly-O sweet heart (How do
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