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I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother a way.
Will the circle be un broken?
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
Well, I went back home, home was lonely
For my mother she was gone
And all my family there was cryin'
For our home felt sad and a lone.
Will the circle be un broken?
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky.
Undertaker, under taker
Won't you please drive slow
For that lady you are haulin'
Lord, I hate to see her go.
Will the circle be un broken?
By and by Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky.