I was standin' by the window on a cold, cold cloudy day

When I saw that hearse come rollin'

For to carry my mother away

Will that circle be unbroken

By and by, Lord, by and by

There's a better home a-waitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky



I said, mister undertaker, undertaker please go slow

'Cause the woman that you're takin'

Oh, well I hate, I hates to see her go

Will that circle be unbroken

In the sky, Lord, in the sky

There's a better home a-waitin'

In the sky, Lord, in the sky