| G | G7 | |
| I was standin' by my | window |
| C | G | |
| on a | dark and cloudy | day |
| G | Em | |
| when I saw that hearse come | rollin' |
| G | D | G | |
| to | carry my | mother a | way |
| G | G7 | |
| will the circle be un | broken |
| C | G | |
| by and | by, Lord, by and | by |
| G | Em | |
| there's a better home a | waitin' |
| G | D | G | |
| in the | 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 |
| will the circle be unbroken |
| by and by, Lord, by and by |
| there's a better home awaitin' |
| in the sky, Lord in the sky |
| well, I followed close behind her |
| I tried to hold up and be brave |
| but I could not hide my sorrow |
| when they laid her in the grave |
| will the circle be unbroken |
| by and by, Lord, by and by |
| there's a better home awaitin' |
| in the sky, Lord in the sky |
| will the circle be unbroken |
| by and by, Lord, by and by |
| there's a better home awaitin' |
| in the sky, Lord in the sky |