Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I was standing by my window

It was on a cold and cloudy day

When I saw an old hearse come rolling

Oh, to take my mother away

Oh, will the circle be unbroken

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Oh, I told the undertaker, undertaker, please drive slow

'Cause the lady, that you're hauling

Lord, I hate to see her go

Will the circle be unbroken

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Sound mighty good to me

You know what, uh?

I work harder close behind her

I'll try to hold on

And I'll try to be brave

Well, but I could not, could not hold my sorrow

When they lay her in the grave

Will the circle be unbroken

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

When I die, hallelujah, by and by

Rooting high, by the way

Good luck children, hate to leave you

Well, my time has come, I gotta go

Well if I never, never, never, never see you no more

Down here, I want you to meet me on the shore

Oh will the circle be unbroken

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky