Can the Circle Be Unbroken

(A.P. Carter)

Johnny Wright



I was standing by my window

On one cold and cloudy day

When I saw the hearse come rolling

For to carry my mother away.



Can the circle be unbroken

By and by Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky Lord, in the sky.



Well, I told the undertaker

Undertaker, please drive slow

For this body you are hauling

Lord, I hate to see her go.



Can 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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Oh, I followed close behind her

Tried to hold up and be brave

But I could not hide my sorrow

When they laid her in her grave.



Can the circle be unbroken

By and by Lord, by and by

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky Lord, in the sky...