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
Ive 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 Johns wife
Oh, Lilly O
Pain and sorrow all her life
Lilly O sweet heart
And what will you leave to your brother Johns son
Oh, Lilly O
This great white world to longer upon
Lilly O sweet heart