I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rollin'
For to take my mother awayI 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 skyWill the circle be unbroken?
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaitin'
In the sky, Lord, in the skyWill the circle be unbroken?
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaitin'
In the sky, Lord, in the skySo, 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 graveOh, 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 skyWill the circle be unbroken?
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaitin'
In the sky, Lord, in the skyTell 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 skyWhen 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