1.

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I was stan-ding - by my win-dow,
/   |C    /   /    / |G   / / 
On a cold and clou-dy day,
/     |G   /    / /          |/   /    /
When I saw that - hearse come rol-ling,
/     |G   /     D  /     |G   / /
For to car-ry my mo-ther a-way.

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Will the cir-cle - be un-bro-ken,
/      |C    /     /   /  |G   / / 
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye,
/        |G   /   / /     |/   /    /
There's a bet-ter - home a-wai-ting,
/     |G    /     D  /  |G   / / / |
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.

2.

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

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3.

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

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4.

I went home, my home was lonely,
Now my mother she has gone,
All my brothers, sisters crying,
What a home so sad and alone.

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