I REMEMBER IT WELL, YET ONLY FOR A SEASON
I DIDNT KNOW WHY, AND I FIGURED NOT A REASON
MY FATHER HAD MADE ME IT WAS BEYOND ME
AND HAD GIVEN ME EVERYTHING TOTALLY FREE
I OFTEN WOULD WALK IN THE COOL OF THE DAY
AND LISTEN TO ALL THAT MY FATHER WOULD SAY
BUT I WAS SO LONELY WITH ALL OF THIS WEALTH
AND MY FATHER JUST KNEW IT WAS BAD FOR MY HEALTH
HE PUT ME TO SLEEP OR AT LEAST GAVE ME REST
AS HE TOOK OUT A RIB FROM A PART OF MY CHEST
HE CALLED IT A WOMAN, I SIGHED WITH RELIEF
SHE STIRRED UP EMOTIONS BEYOND MY BELIEF
SHE HAD A BEAUTY WHICH NONE COULD COMPARE
THESE FEELINGS INSIDE AS I STROKED HER LONG HAIR
HE SAID SHE WAS MINE AND I KNEW IT WAS TRUE
I LOVED THIS FIRST WOMAN WITH FEELINGS BRAND NEW
THE FRUITS OF THE ORCHARD MY FATHER HAD SAID
JUST EAT AND BE HAPPY FOR THIS IS YOUR BREAD
THE TREE IN THE CENTRE HE SAID WITH A SIGH
I FORBID YOU TO EAT OF FOR SURELY YOU'LL DIE
ONE DAY I WAS SLEEPING, MY WIFE WAS AWAKE
I WAS VAGUELY AWARE AS SHE SPOKE TO A SNAKE
HE GAVE HER SOME FRUIT THAT MY FATHER FORBID
SHE OFFERED ME SOME AND AS SHE ATE, I DID
FATHER THEN CALLED AND I FELT SO ASHAMED
THE WOMAN YOU GAVE ME, IT'S HER THAT I BLAMED
ADAM HE SAID I HAD HOPED YOU MIGHT WIN
BUT NOW YOU HAVE FURNISHED THE WORLD WITH YOUR SIN.
STUART PICKERING.