Now the circle won't be broken by and by lord by and by

I remember when I was a lad

Times were hard and things were bad

But there's a silver lining behind every cloud

Just poor people that's all we were

Trying to make a living out of black land dirt

We'd get together in a family circle singing loud

Daddy sang bass

Mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

Singing seems to help a troubled soul

One of these days and it won't be long

I'll rejoin them in a song

I'm gonna join the family circle at the Throne

No the circle won't be broken

By and by Lord by and by

Daddy sang bass

Mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

In the sky Lord in the sky

Now I remember after work

Mama would call in all of us

You could hear us singing for a country mile

Well Now little brother has done gone on

But I'll rejoin him in a song

We'll be together again up yonder in a little while

Daddy sang bass

Mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

Cause singing seems to help a troubled soul

One of these days and it won't be long

I'll rejoin them in a song

I'm gonna join the family circle at the Throne

Oh no the circle won't be broken

By and by Lord by and by

Daddy sang bass

Mama sang tenor

Me and little brother would join right in there

In the sky Lord in the sky

In the sky Lord in the sky