I was standing by my window   On a cold and cloudy day   When I saw the hearse come rollin'   For to take my mother away      I told the undertaker   "Undertaker, please drive slow   'Cause that lady that you are haulin'   Oh, I hate to see her go"      Will the circle be unbroken?   By and by, Lord, by and by   There's a better home awaitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      Will the circle be unbroken?   By and by Lord, by and by   There's a better home awaitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      Will the circle be unbroken?   By and by, Lord, by and by   There's a better home awaitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      So, I followed close behind her   Tried to hold up and be brave   But I could not hold my sorrow   When they laid her in the grave      Oh, tell me when the circle be unbroken?   By and by, Lord, by and by   There's a better home awaitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      Will the circle be unbroken?   By and by, Lord, by and by   There's a better home awaitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      Tell me, when the circle be unbroken?   Oh, by and by, Lord, by and by   There's a better home awaitin'   In the sky, Lord, in the sky      When the circle be unbroken?   By and by, Lord, by and by   Oh there's a better home away   In the sky, Lord, in the sky