"Corpus Christi Carol" lyrics - JEFF BUCKLEY

[Intro:]
He bear her off, he bear her down
He bear her into an orchard ground

[Chorus:]
Lu li lu lay lu li lu lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

And in that orchard there was a hold
That was hanged with purple and gold
And in that hold there was a bed
And it was hanged with gold so red

[Chorus:]
Lu li lu lay lu li lu lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

And on this bed there lyeth a knight
His wound is bleeding day and night
By his bedside kneeleth a maid
And she weepeth both night and day

[Chorus:]
Lu li lu lay lu li lu lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

[Outro:]
By his bedside standeth a stone
Corpus christi written thereon