I Am Stretched on Your Grave

<br>I am stretched on your grave<br>And will lie there forever<br>If your hands were in mine<br>I`d be sure we`d not sever<br>My apple tree my brightness<br>It`s time we were together<br>For I smell of the earth<br>And am worn by the weather<br><br>When my family thinks<br>That I`m safe in my bed<br>From night until morning<br>I am stretched at your head<br>Calling out to the air<br>With tears hot and wild<br>My grief for the girl<br>That I loved as a child<br><br>Do you remember<br>The night we were lost<br>In the shade of the blackthorn<br>And the chill of the frost<br>Thanks be to Jesus<br>We did what was right<br>And your maiden head still<br>Is your pillar of light<br><br>The priests and the friars<br>Approach me in dread<br>Because I still love you<br>My love and you`re dead<br>I still would be your shelter<br>Through rain and through storm<br>And with you in your cold grave<br>I cannot sleep warm<br><br>So I`m stretched on your grave<br>And will lie there forever<br>If your hands were in mine<br>I`d be sure we`d not sever<br>My apple tree my brightness<br>It`s time we were together<br>For I smell of the earth<br>And am worn by the weather