Well it rained last night And the stars shone bright And way off yonder We heard the whippoorwill
At the first light of dawn We heard that he was gone Our hearts was empty And our eyes was filled
Open the gates Welcome him in There’s a brand new angel A brand new angel With an old violin
In music he heard All the songs of the birds And he said that some songs Was like clear fall day Well he gave his last refrain O but his song will remain Though he’s put his bow down And closed his case
Open the gates Welcome him in ‘cuz there’s a brand new angel There’s a brand new angel With an old violin