SUMME MEN SAYON THAT Y AM BLAC
Summe men sayon that Y am blac.
Yt ys a colour for my prow.
Ther Y loue ther ys no lac.
Y may not be so wyte as thou.
Blac ys a colur that ys god,
So say Y and many mo.
Blac ys my hat, blac ys my hod,
Blac ys al that longet ther to.
Blac wol do as God a nede
As the wyte at bord and bedde,
And ther to also treu in dede
And ther to Y ley my lyf to wedde.
Wynd and watur may steyne the wyte.
Y wys the blac yt may not so.
Ther yse the blac ys al my delyte.
Y am yholde be schyle ther to.
Peper wyt oute yt ys wel blac.
Y wys wyt inne yt ys not so.
Lat go the colur and take the smac.
Thys Y sey by me and mo.
God saue ale hem that buth broune,
For they buth trew as any stel.
God kepe hem bothe in feld and toune
And thanne schal Y be kept ful wel.
Summe men sayon that Y am blac.
Yt ys a colour for my prow.
Ther Y loue ther ys no lac.
Y may not be so wyte as thou.
Blac ys a colur that ys god,
So say Y and many mo.
Blac ys my hat, blac ys my hod,
Blac ys al that longet ther to.
Blac wol do as God a nede
As the wyte at bord and bedde,
And ther to also treu in dede
And ther to Y ley my lyf to wedde.
Wynd and watur may steyne the wyte.
Y wys the blac yt may not so.
Ther yse the blac ys al my delyte.
Y am yholde be schyle ther to.
Peper wyt oute yt ys wel blac.
Y wys wyt inne yt ys not so.
Lat go the colur and take the smac.
Thys Y sey by me and mo.
God saue ale hem that buth broune,
For they buth trew as any stel.
God kepe hem bothe in feld and toune
And thanne schal Y be kept ful wel.