A Jimi Hendrix song dating from 1970, performed by Joanna Newsom on 26 June 2005
at the Royal Festival Hall, London, England, as part of Patti Smith’s Meltdown Festival
(Songs of Experience - the work of Jimi Hendrix and the music that inspired him).
- angel came down from heaven yesterday,
stayed with me just long enough to rescue me
and she told me a story yesterday
about the love between the moon and the deep blue sea
then she spread her wings high over me,
said she'll come back to see me tomorrow
and I said:
fly on, my sweet angel
fly on through the sky
fly on, my sweet angel
tomorrow I'm gonna be by your side
sure enough, that woman came to me
silver wings silhouetted against a child's sunrise
and my angel, she said unto me:
today is the day for you to rise
take my hand, you're gonna be my mind, you're gonna rise
then she took me high over yonder
and I said:
fly on, my sweet angel
fly on through the sky
fly on, my sweet angel
tomorrow I'm gonna be by your side