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 we heard all the songs of the birds
And he said that some songs was like clear fall days
But he played his last refrain; oh, but the song will remain
Though he's put his bow down and closed his case
Open the gates, welcome him in
'Cause there's a brand new angel
There's a brand new angel with a old violin