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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Performer
Mother Maybelle Carter
Vocals
Randy Scruggs
Background Vocals
Alice McEuen
Background Vocals
Betty Travis
Background Vocals
Chet Flippo
Background Vocals
Doc Watson
Guitar
Earl Scruggs
Banjo
Fred Cross
Background Vocals
Gary Scruggs
Background Vocals
Gloria Belle
Background Vocals
Jeff Hanna
Background Vocals
Jimmie Fadden
Harmonica
Jimmy Ibbotson
Background Vocals
John McEuen
Mandolin
Junior Huskey
Bass
Larry Murray
Background Vocals
Les Thompson
Background Vocals
Louise Scruggs
Background Vocals
Martha Flippo
Background Vocals
Merle Travis
Guitar
Mike Carr
Background Vocals
Pete Kirby
Dobro
Ray Martin
Background Vocals
Steven Scrugg
Background Vocals
Timmy Martin
Background Vocals
Vassar Clements
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
A.P. Carter
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Randy Scruggs
Producer
William E. McEuen
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