I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloud day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away

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

I went back home, home was lonely
For my mother, she was gone
All my family there was crying
For our home felt sad and alone

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

Undertaker? Undertaker?
Undertaker won't you please drive slow?
For that lady you are hauling
Lord I hate to see her go

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

There's a better home awaiting
In the sky lord, in the sky