Deficient in body, depraved in soul A sterile spirit with unholy goals "O Lord, in churches when I preach I deliver a scornful speech" Christ's holy work "And after that I tell my tales Of patriarchs and cardinals" Stir them to devotion, pray for their sins "Bring forth my crystal stones Crammed full of cloth and fake vestige As I confess... Radix malorum est cupiditas" Wretched impure ghoul Masquerading as trustworthy Looks deceive, "I am The Pardoner I will preach against the vice Which that I use, o avarice Fearing me Now take heed and part with gold" "I, depraved in soul A sterile spirit with unholy goals Posses a bone that heals dying animals, a miracle" "And after that I tell my tales Of patriarchs and cardinals" Stir them to devotion, pray for their sins Hold out my hands of faith Pray for their sins The wonders of the Holy Ghost Sacrificing men, leaving widows in the village "I, the wretched impure ghoul Masquerading as trustworthy Looks deceive, "I am The Pardoner I will preach against the vice Which that I use, o avarice Fearing me, now take heed" "Bring forth my crystal stones I take from those without a coin I preach and beg, I must have florins Fine wine for me Child starvation Sons of sin, let them sleep "Hearken and lord, to conclude No pardon will save your soul" "I am a fraud I preach for nothing but covetise" "My tale I will begin"