Deo gracias! Deo gracias!

Adam lay ibouden,

Bouden in a bond;

For thousand winter

Thought he not too long.

Deo gracias! Deo gracias!

And all was for an appil,

An appil that he tok,

As clerkès finden

Written in their book.

Deo gracias! Deo gracias!

Ne had the appil takè ben,

The appil takè ben,

Ne haddè never our lady

A ben hevenè quene.

Blessèd be the time

That appil takè was.

Therefore we moun singen.

Deo gracias! Deo gracias!