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Can The Circle Be Unbroken Lyrics
I was standing by the window
On one cold and cloudy day
And I saw the hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away
Can the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Lord, I told the undertaker
Undertaker, please drive slow
For this body you are hauling
How I hate to see her go
I followed close beside her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave
Went back home
Lord my home was lonesome
All my brothers sisters crying
What a home so sad and lone
On one cold and cloudy day
And I saw the hearse come rolling
For to carry my mother away
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Undertaker, please drive slow
For this body you are hauling
How I hate to see her go
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in the grave
Lord my home was lonesome
All my brothers sisters crying
What a home so sad and lone
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Submitted by
alamobasement On Jun 29, 2006
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Adapted from a hymn by Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel, “Can the Circle Be Unbroken” finds a mournful son at his mother’s funeral, imploring the undertaker to “please drive slow.” But A. P.’s vocal tells another story—one of abandonment and fear that fuses love and loss. “Lord,” he cries, “I hate to see her go.”