Can the circle be unbroken

Carter Family

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I was standing by the window

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On one cold and cloudy day,

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And I saw the hearse come rolling

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For to carry my mother away.

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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.

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Lord I told the undertaker,
”Undertaker, please drive slow,

For this body you are haulin’
Lord, I hate to see her go.”

Will the circle be unbrokenBy and by Lord, by and by?

There’s a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky.

And I followed close behind her,

Tried 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 awaitingIn the sky Lord, in the sky.

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Went back home lord

– My home was lonesome;

Yes my mother she was gone.

All my brothers, sisters cryin

‘What a home so sad and lone.

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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.