I when I was a lad times were hard and things were bad
But there's a silver lining behind every cloud
Just poor people that's all we were tryin' to make a living out of black land dirt
We'd get together in a family circle singing loud

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)
Me and little brother would right in there
Singing seems to help a troubled soul
One of these days and it won't be long I'll re them in a song
I'm gonna the family circle at the throne
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 right in there
In the sky Lord in the sky

[ guitar ]
Now I after work mama would call in all of us
You could hear us singing for a country mile
My little brother has done gone on but I'll re him in a song
We'll be together again up yonder in a while

(Daddy sang bass mama sang tenor)...
In the sky Lord in the sky