I was standing by the window
On a cold and cloudy day
And I saw that hearse come rollin'
For to take my mother away

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Can the circle be unbroken By and by, Lord, by and by There's a better home a-waitin' In sky, Lord, in the sky

Oh, I told the undertaker
"Undertaker, please drive slow
For this body you are haulin'
Lord I hate to see her go"

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Oh, I followed close beside her
Tryin' to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave

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Went back home, Lord, but it was lonesome
Since my mother, she was gone
All my brothers, sisters cryin'
Oh, a home so sad and lone

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