| I was standing by the window
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| On a dark and cloudy day
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| When I saw the hearse come rolling
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| For to carry my mother away
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| Can the circle be unbroken
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| By and by, Lord, by and by
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| There’s a better home awaiting
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| In the sky, Lord, in the sky
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| Lord, I told the undertaker, undertaker
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| Please drive slow
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| For this body you are holding Lord
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| Lord, I hate to see her go
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| Can the circle be unbroken
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| By and by, Lord, by and by
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| There’s a better home awaiting
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| In the sky, Lord, in the sky
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| 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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| Can the circle be unbroken
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| By and by, Lord, by and by
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| There’s a better home awaiting
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| In the sky, Lord, in the sky
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| Went that home Lord, my home was lonesome
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| Yes my mother she was gone
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| All my brothers, sisters cryin'
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| What a home to sit alone
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| Can the circle be unbroken
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| By and by, Lord, by and by
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| There’s a better home awaiting
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| In the sky, Lord, in the sky |