Lyrics
I am stretched on your grave and I'll lie here forever
If your hands were in mine, I'd be sure they would not sever
My apple tree, my brightness, it's time we were together
For I smell of the earth and I'm worn by the weather
When my family think that I'm safely in my bed
Oh, from morn till night I am stretched out at your head
Calling out unto the earth with tears hot and wild
For the loss of a girl that I loved as a child
Do you remember the night, oh, the night when we were lost?
In the shade of the blackthorn and the touch of the frost
Oh, and thanks be to Jesus, we did all that was right
And your maiden heart still is your pillar of light
Oh, the priests and the friars, they approach me in dread
Oh, for I love you still, oh, my life and you're dead
I still will be your shelter through rain and through storm
And with you in your cold grave, I cannot sleep warm
So I am stretched on your grave and I'll lie here forever
If your hands were in mine, I'd be sure they would not sever
My apple tree, my brightness, it's time we were together
For I smell of the earth and I'm worn by the weather