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Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Trad​.​)

from Hermosa Star by John Pippus

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Vocals: John Pippus, Pam Searle
Guitars: John Pippus
Keyboard: Pam Searle
Bass: Peg Wilson
Drums: Jake Pippus
Fiddle: Kristina Jessen
Accordion: Claude Champagne
Banjo and mandolin: Brice Tabish
B.G. vocals: Peg Wilson, Jake Pippus

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Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I was standing 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 awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky

I said to the undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For this lady you are carrying
Lord I hate to see her go

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Oh, 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

chorus

I went back home, the home was lonesome
Since my mother, she was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying
What a home so sad and alone

chorus

We sang songs of childhood
Hymns of faith that made us strong
Ones that mother Maybelle taught us
Hear the angels sing along

chorus

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from Hermosa Star, released February 4, 2022

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"Reminiscent and harkening in spirit, in some ways, to Neil Young’s classic “Harvest,” Pippus and friends have made something much richer in tone and certainly more fitting for 2022.”

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