I was standing by my window
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rollin’
For to carry my mother away

Will 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 haulin’
Lord I hate to see her go

I will follow close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in her grave

I went back home lord my home was lonesome
Missed my mother she was gone
All my brothers sisters cryin’
What a home so sad and lone

[1] I was standing by my window
On one [4] cold and cloudy [1] day
When I saw the hearse come rollin’
For to carry my [5] mother [1] away

Will 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 haulin’
Lord I hate to see her go

I will follow close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in her grave

I went back home lord my home was lonesome
Missed my mother she was gone
All my brothers sisters cryin’
What a home so sad and lone