Will the Circle be Unbroken

Traditional American
New version (at the end) by Cathy Winter, Betsy Rose and Marcia Taylor
Chords: D - G D / - - DA7 D

Chorus:
Will the circle be unbroken by and by, Lord, by and by?
There's a better home a-waiting in the sky, Lord, in the sky

I was standing by my window on a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse a-coming for to carry my mother away

Lord, I told that undertaker, "Undertaker, please drive slow
For this body you're a-hauling, Lord, I hate to see her go"

I followed close behind her, tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow when they