Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Ralph Stanley

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

Lord, I told that undertaker

Undertaker please drive slow

For this body you’re haulin'

Lord, I hate to see here 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

Oh, I followed close behind her

Tried to hold up and be brave

But I could not hide my sorrow

When they laid her in that 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

I went back home Lord, my home was lonesome

Searched my mother, she was gone

All of 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

In the sky Lord, in the sky