I remember when I was a lad,
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times were hard and things were bad.
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But there's a silver lining behind every cloud.
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Just poor people, that's all we were.
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Trying to make a living out of black land dirt.
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We'd get together in a family circle singing loud.
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Daddy sang bass,
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Mama sang tenor.
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Me and little brother would join right in there.
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Singing seems to help a troubled soul.
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One of these days and it won't be long.
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I'll rejoin them in a song.
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I'm gonna join the family circle at the Throne.
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No, the circle won't be broken.
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By and by, Lord, by and by.
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Daddy sang bass,
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Mama sang tenor.
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Me and little brother would join right in there.
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In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
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Now I remember after work,
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Mama would call in all of us.
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You could hear us singing for a country mile.
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Now little brother has done gone on.
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But, I'll rejoin him in a song.
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We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.
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Daddy sang bass,
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Mama sang tenor.
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Me and little brother would join right in there.
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Cause singing seems to help a troubled soul.
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One of these days and it won't be long,
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I'll rejoin them in a song.
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I'm gonna join the family circle at the Throne.
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Oh, no the circle won't be broken.
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By and by, Lord, by and by.
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Daddy sang bass,
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Mama sang tenor.
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Me and little brother would join right in there.
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In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
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In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
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Daddy Sang Bass
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Johnny Cash |