Will The Circle Be Unbroken by The Carter Family

Intro

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Verse 1

I was 
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standing by my window
On one 
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cold and cloudy 
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day
When I 
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saw the hearse come rolling
For to 
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carry my 
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mother a-
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way

Chorus 1

Will the 
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circle be unbroken?
By and 
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by Lord, by and 
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by
There's a 
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better home awaiting
In the 
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sky Lord, 
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in the 
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sky

Interlude

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Verse 2

I 
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told the undertaker
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taker, please drive 
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slow
For this 
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body you are haulin'
How I 
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hate to 
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see her 
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go

Chorus 2

Will the 
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circle be unbroken?
By and 
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by Lord, by and 
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by
There's a 
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better home awaiting
In the 
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sky Lord, 
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in the 
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sky

Verse 3

I 
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followed, close behind her
Tried to 
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hold up and be 
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brave
But I 
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could not hide my sorrow
When they 
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laid her 
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in the 
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grave

Chorus 3

Will the 
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circle be unbroken?
By and 
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by Lord, by and 
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by
There's a 
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better home awaiting
In the 
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sky Lord, 
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in the 
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sky