[02:52.00]I was standing by my window
[02:52.00]On a cold and cloudy day
[02:52.00]When I saw the hearse come rollin'
[02:52.00]For to take my mother away
[02:52.00]Will the circle be unbroken?
[02:52.00]By and by Lord, by and by
[02:52.00]There's a better home a-waitin'
[02:52.00]In the sky Lord, in the sky
[02:52.00]I told the undertaker
[02:52.00]"Undertaker, please drive slow
[02:52.00]For this lady that you're haulin' Lord
[02:52.00]I hate to see her go."
[02:52.00]Well I followed close behind
[02:52.00]Tried to hold the family grace
[02:52.00]But I could not hide my sorrow
[02:52.00]When they laid herein the grave
[02:52.00]I went back home, my house was lonesome
[02:52.00]Cause my mother, she was gone
[02:52.00]All my brothers, sisters, crying
[02:52.00]What a home, so sad and lone
[02:52.00]One by one the seats were empty
[02:52.00]One by one they went away
[02:52.00]Now my family, they are parted
[02:52.00]Will they meet again someday
[02:52.00]Will the circle be unbroken?
[02:52.00]By and by Lord, by and by
[02:52.00]There's a better home a-waitin'