v.1
I remember when I was a lad
Times were hard an' things were bad
But there's a silver linin' behind every cloud

Just poor people that's all we were
Tryin' to make a livin outta black-land dirt
We'd get together in a family circle singing loud

Chorus:
Daddy sang bass, Momma sang tenor
Me an' little brother would join right in there
Singin' seems to help the troubled soul

One of these days an' it won't be long
Well I'll rejoin them in a song
I'm gonna join the family circle at the Throne

No the circle won't be broken
Bye and bye Lord bye and bye
Daddy sang bass, Momma sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky

v.2
Now, I remember after work
Mamma would call in all of us
You could hear us singin' for a country mile
Now little brother has done gone home
And I'll rejoin him in a song
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while

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In the sky, Lord, in the sky