Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I was standing by my window

On a cold and rainy day

When I saw that hearse come rolling

For to take 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

I said to that undertaker

'Undertaker, please, drive slow'

'For that lady that you are carrying'

'Lord, I hate to see here 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

Well, I followed close behind her

Tried to hold up and be brave

But I could not hold my sorrow

When they laid her in the grave

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

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