Cat. #0841 (MFH #119) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 27, 1969
VERSE 1
I was standing by my window
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw th hearse come rolling
T' carry my Mother away
CHORUS:
Will th circle be unbroken
By and by Lord, by an' by
There's a better home awaiting
In th sky Lord, in th sky
VERSE 2
O, I told the undertaker
Undertaker, please drive slow
For this body, you are hauling
Lord, I hate to see her go
VERSE 3
I will follow close behind her
Try to holed up an' be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in th grave
VERSE 4
In our home Lord, our home was lonesome
Since my Mother, she is gone
All my brother, sister's crying
What a home so sad an' lone