Sometimes in the middle of the lonely night
No one there to be his friend
He'd grab the fiddle and he'd hold it tight
The angels there would gather 'round him
And he would play all through the night
He would play all through the night
He would play 'til everything seemed alright
And I cried every time that I watched him play, lord
He really had something to say
And I watched him steal away
He built himself a cabin at the foot of a hill
He never knew the city street
He never had much money, never needed a will
All he had was one old fiddle
And he passed it down to me
And he passed it down to me
So I'll play it, for the world seems alright
Gonna play 'til the angels dance in the sky, lord
I'll play this fiddle 'til I die
I'll play this fiddle 'til I die
I'll play this fiddle 'til I die
I'll play this fiddle in the sky
OUTRO: (lengthy fiddle break)