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1. I was standing by my window on one cold and cloudy day,
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    when I saw the hearse come rollin' for to carry my mother away.

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Will the circle be unbroken? By and by Lord, by and by.
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There's a better home a-waitin', in the sky Lord, in the sky.

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2. I said to the undertaker, "Undertaker, please drive slow,
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    for this lady you are carrying, Lord, I hate to see her go."
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3. Well, I followed close behind her, tried to hold up and be brave,
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  but I could not hide my sorrow when they laid her in the grave.
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4. I went back home, my home was lonesome,
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    missed my mother she was gone.
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    All my brothers and sisters crying in our home so sad and lone.
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5. We sang the songs of childhood, hymns of faith that made us strong,
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    ones that our mother had taught us, hear the angels sing along.
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6. One by one the seats were empty, one by one they went away,
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    now my family, they are parted, will they meet again someday?