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 away

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

I 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 grave

Went back home and home was lonesome

Since my mother, she had gone

Found my brothers, sisters crying

What a home so sad and lone

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