Can The Circle Be Unbroken by A.P. Carter The words to the chorus of this song were taken from an early gospel song written in 1907 by Ada Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel entitled "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" It was first recorded by the Carter Family on May 6, 1935. Can The Circle Be Unbroken? I was standin' by the window On one cold and cloudy day When I saw the hearse come rolling For to carry my mother away. Will 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. Lord, I told the undertaker "Undertaker, please drive slow For this body you are hauling Lord, I hate to see her go!" 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. Went back home, Lord My home was lonesome All my brothers, sisters crying What a home so sad and lone. Buy the song Can The Circle Be Unbroken