Canto 1 (Leopard, Lion, Wolf & Virgil)

Dante Alighieri was walking through the woods
And then he saw a mountain and he thought that he should
Ascend, but he was greeted by Leopard, Lion and Wolf
He turned for fear and ran into the ghost-poet Virgil

Now human reason is what he represents
He is a guide
He'll lead our Dante
Clear to the other side
Paradiso that is