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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Ibbotson
Jimmy Ibbotson
Songwriter
A.P. Carter
A.P. Carter
Songwriter
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Producer
Randy Scruggs
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Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was standin' by my window
On one cold and cloudy day
When I saw this hearse come rollin'
For to carry my mother away
[Verse 2]
Will the circle be unbroken
By my Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
[Verse 3]
Lord, I told the undertaker
Undertaker, please drive slow
For this body you are haulin'
Lord, I hate to see her go
[Verse 4]
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
[Verse 5]
Come in, Doc Watkins
[Verse 6]
I will follow close behind her
Try to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in her grave
[Verse 7]
Will the circle be unbroken
By my Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
[Verse 8]
I went back home, boy, my home was lonesome
Miss my mother, she was gone
All my brothers, sisters cryin'
What a home, so sad and lone
[Verse 9]
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
[Verse 10]
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Written by: A.P. Carter, Ada Habershon, Charles H. Gabriel

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