JEFF BUCKLEY - Will The Circle Be Unbroken lyrics

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(traditional)<br>This is a traditional song. jeff performed it live at the club logo, hamburg, on february 22, 1995.<br>I was standing by my window<br>On a cold and cloudy day<br>When I saw the hearse come rollin'<br>For to take my mother away.<br><br>Will the circle be unbroken? <br>By and by lord, by and by,<br>There's a better home a-waitin'<br>In the sky lord, in the sky.<br><br>I told the undertaker:<br>Undertaker, please drive slow,<br>For this body you are haulin'<br>Lord, I hate to see her go.<br><br>Will the circle be unbroken? <br>By and by lord, by and by,<br>There's a better home a-waitin'<br>In the sky lord, in the sky.<br><br>Well I followed close behind her,<br>Tried to hold up and be brave,<br>But I could not hide my sorrow<br>When they laid her in the grave<br><br>Will the circle be unbroken? <br>By and by lord, by and by,<br>There's a better home a-waitin'<br>In the sky lord, in the sky.<br><br>I went back home, my home was lonesome,<br>Missed my mother she was gone.<br>All my brothers and sisters crying<br>In our home so sad and alone.<br><br>Will the circle be unbroken? <br>By and by lord, by and by,<br>There's a better home a-waitin'<br>In the sky lord, in the sky.<br><br>We sang the songs of childhood,<br>Hymns of faith that made us strong,<br>Ones that our mother had taught us,<br>Hear the angels sing along<br><br>Will the circle be unbroken? <br>By and by lord, by and by,<br>There's a better home a-waitin'<br>In the sky lord, in the sky.