Uploaded June 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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I was standing by the window
on one cold and cloudy day
And I saw the hearse come rolling
for to carry my mother away

Oh, can the circle be unbroken ?
By and by 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 hauling,
Lord I hate to see her go"

Can the circle be unbroken ?
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
in the sky Lord, in the sky

I followed close behind her,
tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
when they laid her in the grave

Can the circle be unbroken ?
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
in the sky Lord, in the sky

Went back home Lord, my home
was lonesome since my mother
she was gone
All my brothers, sisters crying,
what a home so sad and lone

Can the circle be unbroken ?
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
in the sky Lord, in the sky