I remember when I was a lad Times were hard and 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' out of blackland earth But we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud ... Daddy sang ba**, 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 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 Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ... Daddy'll sing ba**, Mama'll sing tenor Me and little brother will 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 I'll rejoin him in a song We'll be together again up yonder in a little while. Daddy sang ba**, 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 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 Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ... Daddy'll sing ba**, Mama'll sing tenor Me and little brother will join right in there In the sky, Lord, in the sky. In the sky, Lord, in the sky