（Transcribed  by  Ronald  E.Hontz）
I  remember  when  I  was  a  lad
Times  were  hard  and  things  were  bad
But  there's  a  silver  lining  behind  every  cloud
Just  four  people  that 's  all  we  were
Trying  to  make  a  living  out  of  black-land  dirt
But  we'd  get  together  in  a  family  circle  singing  loud
Daddy  sang  bass （mama  sang  tenor）
Me  and  little  brother  would  join  right  in  there
Singing  seems  to  help  a  troubled  soul
One  of  these  days  and  it  won't  be  long
I'll  rejoin  them  in  a  song
I'm  gonna  join  the  family  circle  at  the  throne
Though  the  circle  won't  be  broken
By  and  by,Lord,by  and  by
Daddy  sang  bass （mama  sang  tenor）
Me  and  little  brother  would  join  right  in  there
In  the  sky,Lord,in  the  sky
Now  I  remember  after  work  mama  would  call  in  all  of  us
You  could  hear  us  singing  for  a  country  mile
Now  little  brother  has  done  gone  on
But  I'll  rejoin  him  in  a  song
We'll  be  together  again  up  beyonder  in  a  little  while
Daddy  sang  bass （mama  sang  tenor）
Me  and  little  brother  would  join  right  in  there
cause  singing  seems  to  help  a  troubled  soul
One  of  these  days  and  it  won't  be  long
I'll  rejoin  them  in  a  song
I'm  gonna  join  the  family  circle  at  the  throne
Oh  no  the  circle  won't  be  broken
By  and  by,Lord,by  and  by
Daddy  sang  bass （mama  sang  tenor）
Me  and  little  brother  would  join  right  in  there
In  the  sky,Lord,in  the  sky
In  the  sky,Lord,in  the  sky