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 
Well, I told the undertaker, Undertaker please drive slow For the body you are hauling, Lord I hate to see her go 
Yes 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 
Went back home, Lord, oh so lonesome, Since my mother she was gone All my brothers, sisters crying, What a home, so sad and lone 
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