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Can the Circle Be Unbroken

The Carter Family

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Carter Family

The Carter Family

Performer

Sara Carter

Vocals

A.P. Carter

Vocals

Maybelle Carter

Maybelle Carter

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Ada Habershon

Songwriter

Charles H. Gabriel

Charles H. Gabriel

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Don Law

Producer

Billy Altman

Producer

Lyrics

I was standin' by the window

On one cold and cloudy day

And I saw the

Hearse come rollin'

For to carry my mother away

Oh, can 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 holding

Lord, I hate to see her go"

Can the circle be unbroken?

Bye and bye, Lord

Bye and bye

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

I followed close behind her

Tried to hold up and be brave

But I could not hide my sorrow

When they laid her in the grave

Can the circle be unbroken?

Bye and bye, Lord

Bye and bye

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

I went back home, Lord

My home was lonesome

Miss my mother, she was gone

All my brothers

Sisters cryin'

What a home so sad and alone

Can the circle be unbroken?

Bye and bye, Lord

Bye and bye

There's a better home awaiting

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

Written by: A.P. Carter