Filthy harlots, the Lord's grape With lore ornamented entreating Hollow-hearted, heart-departed Yet thou reapest the blooming rose When 'tis the weed which is to be swathed I do, in the blooming flower (in the blooming flower) And me in the yesterdays bind (pleasure find) ♪ Innocence is reserved for the meek Of naught is my grasp ne'er to be ♪ Hah, for thee even a hound holdeth the throne Unwanted child of mother, plague of plagues Father of leprous children I wield ye to stint this brawl Nigh is the ford, yet harken, do not thwart Desirest thou to do it withal I shall cause thy body by one head too short Sayest ye nay to my boon Then wilt thou from bloodshed swoon ♪ Err me not, must ye bethink my foolhardiness Be vanished, be banished if ye deemest me not wroth My hand hieth to unsheathe the sword lest thou dost totter Whid along, wherefore irk my haughtiness? My haughtiness ♪ Wherefore bereave the kine of the sward? (No man, no man at all) Wherefore holdest thou (be it lord or beggar) For me such a quailing scowl? (Bereaveth my dignity) ♪ Loom my darling sun Bear the scarlet colour