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I was standing by my window, |
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On one cold and cloudy day |
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When i saw that hearse come rolling |
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For to carry my mother away |
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Will the circle be unbroken |
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By and by, lord, by and by |
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There's a better home a-waiting |
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In the sky, lord, in the sky |
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I said to that undertaker |
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Undertaker please drive slow |
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For this lady you are carrying |
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Lord, i hate to see here go |
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Will the circle be unbroken |
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By and by, lord, by and by |
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There's a better home a-waiting |
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In the sky, lord, in the sky |
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Oh, i followed close behind her |
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Tried to hold up and be brave |
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But i could not hide my sorrow |
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When they laid her in the grave |
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Will the circle be unbroken |
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By and by, lord, by and by |
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There's a better home a-waiting |
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In the sky, lord, in the sky |
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I went back home, my home was lonesome |
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Missed my mother, she was gone |
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All of my brothers, sisters crying |
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What a home so sad and lone |
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Will the circle be unbroken |
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By and by, lord, by and by |
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There's a better home a-waiting |
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In the sky, lord, in the sky |
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We sang the songs of childhood |
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Hymns of faith that made us strong |
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Ones that mother maybelle taught us |
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Hear the angels sing along |
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Will the circle be unbroken |
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By and by, lord, by and by |
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There's a better home a-waiting |
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In the sky, lord, in the sky |
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Will the circle be unbroken |
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By and by, lord, by and by |
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There's a better home a-waiting |
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In the sky, lord, in the sky |
