Will the Circle Be Unbroken

I was standin' by my window

On one cold and cloudy day

When I saw this hearse come rollin'

For to carry my mother away

Will the circle be unbroken

By my Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Lord, I told the undertaker

Undertaker, please drive slow

For this body you are haulin'

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

Come in, Doc Watkins

I will follow close behind her

Try to hold up and be brave

But I could not hide my sorrow

When they laid her in her grave

Will the circle be unbroken

By my Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

I went back home, boy, my home was lonesome

Miss my mother, she was gone

All my brothers, sisters cryin'

What a home, so sad and lone

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

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