（Transcribed by Ronald E.Hontz） I remember when I was a lad Times were hard and things were bad But there's a silver lining behind every cloud Just four people that 's all we were Trying to make a living out of black-land dirt But we'd get together in a family circle singing loud Daddy sang bass （mama sang tenor） Me and little brother would join right in there Singing 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 Though the circle won't 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 singing 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 beyonder in a little while Daddy sang bass （mama sang tenor） Me and little brother would join right in there cause singing 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 Oh no the circle won't 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
[00:00.660]（Transcribed by Ronald E.Hontz） [00:05.150]I remember when I was a lad [00:07.400]Times were hard and things were bad [00:10.330]But there's a silver lining behind every cloud [00:15.10]Just four people that 's all we were [00:17.324]Trying to make a living out of black-land dirt [00:19.914]But we'd get together in a family circle singing loud [00:24.914]Daddy sang bass （mama sang tenor） [00:27.464]Me and little brother would join right in there [00:30.516]Singing seems to help a troubled soul [00:34.826]One of these days and it won't be long [00:37.256]I'll rejoin them in a song [00:39.816]I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne [00:44.616]Though the circle won't be broken [00:49.676]By and by,Lord,by and by [00:54.606]Daddy sang bass （mama sang tenor） [00:57.166]Me and little brother would join right in there [00:59.716]In the sky,Lord,in the sky [01:09.516]Now I remember after work mama would call in all of us [01:14.696]You could hear us singing for a country mile [01:19.376]Now little brother has done gone on [01:21.876]But I'll rejoin him in a song [01:24.385]We'll be together again up beyonder in a little while [01:29.351]Daddy sang bass （mama sang tenor） [01:31.917]Me and little brother would join right in there [01:34.676]cause singing seems to help a troubled soul [01:39.296]One of these days and it won't be long [01:41.666]I'll rejoin them in a song [01:44.209]I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne [01:48.889]Oh no the circle won't be broken [01:54.189]By and by,Lord,by and by [01:59.119]Daddy sang bass （mama sang tenor） [02:01.809]Me and little brother would join right in there [02:04.239]In the sky,Lord,in the sky [02:09.169]In the sky,Lord,in the sky
