I was standing by my window On a cold and cloudy day When I saw that hearse wheel rolling It was taking my sister away Said, undertaker, undertaker Won't you please drive real slow? That's my little baby sister Not a soul came to see her go Will the circle be unbroken? By and by lord, by and by There's a better home awaiting In the sky lord, in the sky I was standing by my window On a cold and cloudy day When I saw that hearse wheel rolling It was taking my mother away Undertaker, undertaker
Won't you please drive real slow? That's my mother, my dear old mother I sure hate to see her go Circle be unbroken By and by, lord, by and by There's a better home awaiting In the sky lord, in the sky Years have pa**ed now By the same old window On the cold and cloudy day When I see the hearse wheels rolling They was taking Chief Jolly away Undertaker, undertaker Won't you please drive real slow? That's Chief Jolly that you're carryin' I sure hate to see him go