I was standing by my window

On a cold and cloudy day

When I saw the hearse come rollin'

For to take my mother away

I told the undertaker

"Undertaker, please drive slow

'Cause that lady that you are haulin'

Oh, I hate to see her go"

Will the circle be unbroken?

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Will the circle be unbroken?

By and by Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Will the circle be unbroken?

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

So, 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

Oh, tell me when the circle be unbroken?

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Will the circle be unbroken?

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Tell me, when the circle be unbroken?

Oh, by and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

When the circle be unbroken?

By and by, Lord, by and by

Oh there's a better home away

In the sky, Lord, in the sky