Will the Circle Be Unbroken

I was standing by my window

On a cold and cloudy day

When I saw the hearse come rolling

Forth to carry my mother away

Will the circle be unbroken?

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home a-waiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Lord, I told that undertaker

"Undertaker, please drive slow

For the little body you are 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 a-waiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Went back home, my home was lonesome

For mother, she was gone

There stood brother, sister's crying

What a home, so sad and alone

Will the circle be unbroken?

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home a-waiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky