I was standing by my window On a cold and cloudy day When I saw the hearse come rollin' For to take my mother away. May the circle be unbroken By and by lord, by and by, There's a better home a-waitin' In the sky lord, in the sky. I told the undertaker: "Undertaker, please drive slow, Cause that lady that you're haulin' Lord, I hate to see her go". May the circle be unbroken By and by lord, by and by, There's a better home a-waitin' In the sky lord, in the sky. Well I followed close behind her, Tried to hold my head and be brave, But I could not hold my sorrow When they laid her in the grave May the circle be unbroken By and by lord, by and by, There's a better home a-waitin' In the sky lord, in the sky.