Will the circle be unbroken



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



    Will the circle be unbroken
    Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
    There's a better home a-waiting
    In the sky, Lord, in the sky



Lord, I told that undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For this body that you're hauling
Lord, I hate to see her go



 * Refrain



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



 * Refrain



I went home, my home was lonely
Now my mother she has gone
All my brothers, sisters crying
What a home so sad and alone



 * Refrain


Corrected 11/18/2001 thanks to Leon Miller.