Adam lay ybounden Anon. early 15^th Century

Adam lay ibounden,

Bounden in a bond;

Foure thousand winter

Thought he not too long

And all was for an apple,

An apple that he tok,

As clerkes finden

Wreten in here book.

Ne hadde the apple take ben,

The apple taken ben,

Ne hadde never our Lady

A-ben Hevene Quen.

Blissed be the time

That apple take was!

Therefore we moun singen

Deo Gracias!