(Carl Perkins)      I remember when I was a lad times were hard and things were bad   But there's a silver lining behind every cloud   Just poor people that's all we were tryin' to make a livin' out of black land dirt   We'd get together in a family circle singin' loud.      And daddy sings bass, mama sings tenor   Me and little brother would join right in there   'Cause singin' seems to help a troubled soul   One of these days and it won't be long   We'll rejoin them in a song   We'll join the family circle at the throne.      No the circle won't be broken   By and by Lord, by and by   When daddy sings bass, mama sings tenor   Me and little brother would join right in there   In the sky Lord, in the sky.      Well, I remember after work mama would call in all of us   And you could hear us singin' for a country mile   Though little brother has done gone on we'll rejoin him in a song   We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.      And daddy sings bass, mama sings tenor   Me and little brother would join right in there   'Cause singin' seems to help a troubled soul   One of these days and it won't be long   We'll rejoin them in a song   We'll join the family circle at the throne.      No the circle won't be broken   By and by Lord, by and by   When daddy sings bass, mama sings tenor   Me and little brother would join right in there   In the sky Lord, in the sky.      In the sky Lord, in the sky...