Deo gracias! [Give thanks to God!]

Adam lay ibounden [bound up],
Bounden [bound] in a bond;
Four thousand winter
Thought he not to [too] long.

Deo gracias!

And all was for an appil [apple],
An appil that he tok [took],
As clerkes finden
Written in their book.

Deo gracias!

Ne had the appil take ben,
The appil take ben,
Ne hadde never our lady ben hevene quene.

Blessed be the time
That appil take was.
Therefore we moun [may] singen:

Deo gracias!