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
And the name she bore was Flora, the lily of the west.

I courted lovely Flora some pleasure for to find
But she turned unto another man whose sore distressed my mind
She robbed me of my liberty, deprived me of my rest
Then go, my lovely Flora, the lily of the west.

Away down in yonder shady grove, a man of high degree
Conversin' with my Flora there, it seemed so strange to me
And the answer that she gave to him it sore did me oppress
I was betrayed by Flora, the lily of the west.

I stepped up my rival, dagger in my hand 
I seized him by the collar, and bodly made him stand
Seing mad by desperation I pierced him to the breast
All this for lovely Flora, the lily of the  west.

I had to stand my trial, I had to make my plea
They placed me in the witness box 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.


Can't Help Falling In Love

Wise men say, only fools rush in
But I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay, will it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you ?

Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes, some things were meant to be
Take my hand, take my whole life too
For I can't help falling in love with you.


Sarah Jane
Arranged by Bob Dylan I got a wife and five little chillun I'm gonna take a trip on the big McMillan With Saro Jane Saro Jane Ain't nothin' to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane The boiler busted and the whistle squall The Captain gone through the hole-in-the-wall Oh Saro Jane Saro Jane Ain't nothin' to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane The engine give a crack and the whistle gave a squall The engineer gone to the hole-in-the-wall Saro Jane Saro Jane Ain't nothin' to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane Yankee built boats to shoot them Rebels My gun's steady gonna hold it level Saro Jane Saro Jane But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane I got a wife and five little chillun I'm gonna take a trip on the big McMillan Saro Jane Saro Jane Ain't nothin' to do But to set down and sing And rock about my Saro Jane The Ballad Of Ira Hayes Gather round you people and a story I will tell About a brave young Indian you should remember well From the tribe of Pima Indians, a proud and a peaceful band They farmed the Phoenix Valley in Arizona land Down their ditches for a thousand years the sparkling water rushed Till their white man stole their water rights and the running water hushed Now Ira's folks were hungry and their farms wene crops of weeds But when war came he volunteers and forgot, the white man's greed Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war. They started up Iwo Jima Hill, 250 men But only 27 lived to walk back down that hill again And when the fight was over and the old glory raised One of the men who held it high was the Indian Ira Hayes Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war. Now Ira returned a hero, celebrated throughout the land He was wined and speeched and honored, everybody shook his hand But he was just a Pima Indian, no money crops, no chance And at home nobody cared what Ira had done and the wind did the Indian's dance Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war. And Ira started drinking hard, jail was often his home They let him raise the flag there and lower it like you'd throw a dog a bone He died drunk early one morning, alone in the land he had fought to save Two inches of water in a lonely ditch was the grave for Ira Hayes Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war. Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, but his land is still as dry And his ghost is lying thirsty in the ditch where Ira died Call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war Yes, call him, Drunken Ira Hayes, he won't answer anymore Not the whiskey-drinking Indian or the marine who went to war. Mr. Bojangles I knew a man Bojangles and he'd dance for you in worn out shoes Silver hair, ragged shirt and baggy pants, that old soft shoe He'd jump so high, he'd jump so high, will he likely touch down ? Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance. I met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was down and out He looked to me to be the eye of age as he spoke right out He talked of life, he talked of life, laughing slapped his leg stale Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance. He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick all across the cell He grabbed his pants for a better stance, oh he jumped so high and he clicked up his heels He let go laugh, he let go laugh, shook back his clothes all around Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance, yeah, dance. He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs throughtout the south He spoke with tears of 15 years of how his dog and him but just travelled all about Hid dog up and died, he up and died, and after 20 years he still grieves Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance. He said I dance now at every chance at honky-tonks for drinks and tips But most of the time I spend behind these county bars,Òcause I drink so bitÓ He shook his head, yes he shook his head, I heard someone ask him, ÒpleaseÓ, Mr. Bojangles, Mr. Bojangles, dance, dance, Mr Bojangles, dance. Mary Ann Oh, fare thee well, my own true love, fare thee well but for a while The ship is waiting and the wind blows high And I am bound away for the sea, Mary Ann. Ten thousand miles away from home, ten thousand miles or more The sea may freeze and the earth may burn If I never nomore return to you, Mary Ann. Oh, don't you see that crow fly high, she'll surely turn to white If never I prove false to you Let the day turn to night, my dear, Mary Ann. If I had a flask of gin and sugar here for two And a great big bowl for two to mix it in I'd pour a drink for you my dear, Mary Ann Yes, I'd pour a drink for you my dear, Mary Ann. Big Yellow Taxi They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot A pink hotel, a boutique and a swinging hot spot Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot. They took all the trees, they put them in a tree museum They charged the people a dollar and a half just to see them Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot. Hey farmer, farmer, put away that D.D.T Give me spots on my apples but leave me the birds and the bees, please, Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot. Late last night I heard my screen door slam A big yellow buldozer took away the house and land Don't it always go to show You never know what you got till it's gone ? They paved paradise, they put up a parking lot. A Fool Such As I Now and then there's a fool such as I Pardon me if I'm sentimental, came to say goodbye Don't be angry, don't be angry with me, should I cry When you are gone, I will dream a little dream as years go by Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I. Now and then there's a fool such as I am over you You taught me how to love and now you happened to be untrue I am a fool but I love you, dear, yes I will until the day I die. Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I. Pardon me if I'm sentimental, came to say goodbye Don't be angry, don't be angry with me, should I cry When you are gone, when you are gone, I will dream a little I will dream as years go by Now and then, now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I. Now and then there's a fool, a fool such as I am over you You taught me how to love and now you say that we are through I am a fool, yes, but I love you dear, I will love you dear Till the day, till the day I die Now and then, now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I. Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I. Now and then there is a fool, a fool such as I. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue Broke my heart, lost my soul Adios,mi cora sole Spanish is the loving tongue Soft as music, light as spring It was a girl I learned it from Living down Sonora way Well, I don't look much like a lover Still I say her love words over Mostly when I'm all alone Mi amor, mi cora sole. Haven't seen her since that night I can't cross the line you know They want me for a gamblin' fight Like as not it's better so Still I always kind of missed her Since that last sad night I kissed her Broke her heart, lost my own Adios, mi cora sole Broke her heart, lost my own Adios, mi cora sole Adios, mi cora sole Adios, mi cora sole.