I remember when I was a kid times were hard and things were bad
There's a silver lining behind every cloud
Just poor people that's all we were tryin' to make a livin' out of black land dirt
We'd get together in a family circle and sing out loud
(Well daddy sang ba**) 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 won't be long I'll rejoin them in a song
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne
No the circle won't be broken by and by Lord by and by
(Well daddy sang ba**) mama sang tenor
(Me and little brother would join right in there) in the sky Lord in the sky
Well 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 I'll rejoin him in a song
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while
(Well daddy sang ba**) mama sang tenor...
In the sky Lord in the sky