Rose Maddox – Will The Circle Be Unbroken lyrics

(A.P. Carter)

I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling for
To carry my 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.

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Lord, I told the undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For this body you are hauling
Lord, I hate to see her go.

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.

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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 the grave.

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...