I was standing at my window On a cold and cloudy day When I saw a hearse come rolling Oh to carry my sweetheart away May 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 Oh I told the undertaker Undertaker, please drive slow ‘Cause this lady that you’re holding Oh I hate to see her go I will follow close behind her Try to hold up and be brave But I could not hold my sorrow As they laid her in her grave