I remember when I was a lad
Times were hard and things were bad
But theres a silver linin behind every cloud
Just poor people, thats all we were
Trying to make a livin out of black land dirt
But wed get together in a family circle singin loud
Daddy sang bass
Mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singin seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it wont be long
Ill rejoin them in a song
Im gonna join the family circle at the Throne
No, the circle wont 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 singin for a country mile
Now little brother has done gone on
But, Ill rejoin him in a song
Well 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 singin seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it wont be long
Ill rejoin them in a song
Im gonna join the family circle at the Throne
Oh, no the circle wont 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