To unpraise womene it were a shame,
For a woman was thy dame.
A blessèd Lady beareth the name
Of all womene were that they go.

A woman is a worthy thing;
They do the washe and do the wringe;
"Lullaby, lullaby!" she doth thee singe;
And yet she hath but care and woe.

A woman is a worthy wight;
She serveth a man both day and night;
Thereto she putteth all her might;
And yet she hath but care and woe.