Will the Circle Be Unbroken

I was standing by my window

On a cold and cloudy day

When I saw the hearse come rolling

To carry mother awayWill the circle be unbroken

By and by, Lord, by and by?

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the skyI said to the undertaker

"Undertaker, please drive slow

For this lady, you are hauling

Lord, I hate to see her go"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 graveWent back home and home was lonesome

Since my mother, she had gone

Found my brothers, sisters crying

What a home so sad and loneWill the circle be unbroken

By and by, Lord, by and by?

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky