Can the circle be unbroken    (video)

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1. I was standing by the window,

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on one cold and cloudy day,

and I saw the hearse come rolling

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for to carry my mother away.

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Can the circle be unbroken, bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye,

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there's a better home a-waiting, in the sky, Lord, in the sky.

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2. Lord, I told the undertaker,

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undertaker, please drive slow,

for this body you are hauling,

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Lord, I hate to see her go. + CHORUS

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3. I followed close behind her,

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tried to hold up and be brave,

but I could not hide my sorrow,

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when they laid her in the grave. + CHORUS

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4. Went back home, Lord, my home was lonesome,

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missed my mother, she was gone.

All my brothers, sisters crying,

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what a home so sad and lone.    + CHORUS

(video=capo 1st in G)    (The Carter Family)