Testo di Francis

My patron saint's a man who went from town to town and paid no rent The things he owned besides his soul were shoes a gown and a begging bowl. What struck me first when I was young was how he never got bit or stung though bears and snakes he did befriend real bears and snakes not just pretend. I knew this wasn't easy stuff because I tried it myself enough but bears and snakes they ran from me though dogs and cats came willingly. Deep within the wooded calm he sang a song a simple psalm