Will the circle be unbroken
By, by, Lord, by, by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

I was standing by my window
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away

Will the circle be unbroken
By, by, Lord, by, by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Oh, by the house, my home was lonesome
For my mother, she was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying
For the home so sad and lone

Oh, will the circle be unbroken
By, by, Lord, by, by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Undertaker, o, undertaker
Undertaker would you please, please drive slow
For the body that you are carrying
Oh, I hate to see here go
Oh, will the circle be unbroken
By, by, Lord, by, by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Oh, will the circle be unbroken
By, by, Lord, by, by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky