Will the circle be unbroken By, by, Lord, by, by There's a better home a-waiting In the sky, Lord, in the sky I was standing by my window, On one cold and cloudy day When I saw that hearse come rolling For to carry my mother away Will the circle be unbroken By, by, Lord, by, by There's a better home a-waiting In the sky, Lord, in the sky Oh, by the house, my home was lonesome For my mother, she was gone All my brothers and sisters crying For the home so sad and lone Oh, will the circle be unbroken By, by, Lord, by, by There's a better home a-waiting In the sky, Lord, in the sky Undertaker, o, undertaker Undertaker would you please, please drive slow For the body that you are carrying Oh, I hate to see here go Oh, will the circle be unbroken By, by, Lord, by, by There's a better home a-waiting In the sky, Lord, in the sky Oh, will the circle be unbroken By, by, Lord, by, by There's a better home a-waiting In the sky, Lord, in the sky