Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel for the older hymn; Carter Family popularized a later country variant
Rights: public-domain-us

Verse:
I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away

Chorus:
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

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Verse:
Well I told that undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For that body you are hauling
Lord, I hate to see her go

Chorus:
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

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Verse:
Well I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in her grave

Chorus:
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky