Adam lay ybounden All bounden in his bonds Four thousand years he laboured In penance for his wrongs All for an apple that he took So it says in our holy book In Eden 'twas perfection Obedience, humility But Adam to the world was cast Because of God's forbidden tree All for an apple that he took So it says in our holy book While Adam lay ybounden His lineage was styled From Noah and from Abraham To David and a virgin's child All for an apple that he took So it says in our holy book Angelus ad virginem, Subintrans in conclave, Virginis formidinem Demulcens, inquit "Ave! Ave, regina virginum: Coeli terraeque dominum Concipies et paries intacta Salutem hominum; Tu porta coeli facta, Medela criminum." Angelus ad virginem, Subintrans in conclave, Virginis formidinem Demulcens, inquit "Ave! But if Adam and the apple Had not together been Then never would have Mary Become our Heavenly Queen All for an apple that he took So it says in our holy book So bless the chains of Adam He took for all the Earth In sacrifice he bought for us This wondrous day of royal birth All for an apple that he took So it says, so it says So it says in our holy book