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 heartAoh 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