[Verse 1: "Mother" Maybelle Carter]
I was standing by my window
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away

[Chorus: All]
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

[Verse 2: Jimmy Martin]
Lord, I told the undertaker
Undertaker, please drive slow
For this body you are hauling
Lord, I hate to see her go

[Chorus: All]
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
(Come in, Doc Watson)

[Verse 3: Roy Acuff]
I will follow close bеhind her
Try to hold up and be brave
But I could not hidе my sorrow
When they laid her in her grave
[Chorus: All]
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

[Verse 4: "Mother" Maybelle Carter]
I went back home, Lord, my home was lonesome
Missed my mother, she was gone
All my brothers, sisters crying
What a home so sad and lone

[Chorus: All]
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

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