Can the Circle Be Unbroken?

I was standing by the window

On one cold and cloudy day

And I saw the hearse come rolling

For to carry my mother away

Oh can the circle be unbroken

Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Lord, I told the undertaker,

Undertaker please drive slow

For this body you are holding

Lord, I hate to see her go

Can the circle be unbroken

Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

I followed close behind her

Tried to hold up and be brave

But I could not hide my sorrow

When they laid her in the grave

Can the circle be unbroken

Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Went that home Lord,

My home was lonesome

Yes my mother she was gone

All my brothers, sisters cryin'

What a home so sad and lone

Can the circle be unbroken

Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky