Will a circle be unbroken,
by and by,
Lord, by and by?
There's a better home awaiting
in the sky, Lord, in the sky.
I was standing by my window
on one cold and cloudy day,
when I saw that ice come rolling far
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
By this lady 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
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
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.