Ruthie / Will the Circle Be Unbroken
In memory of Ruthie, always missed, a gentle soul, true friend, and artist, who spread Peace and Sunshine everywhere. Bons voyages, Paix et Soleil.
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Ruthie - words and music by Tony Provencher
Will the Circle Be Unbroken -Traditional, adapted by Tony Provencher
Vocals, Guitar, Appalachian Dulcimer, Clawhammer Banjo,
and Hand-clapping and Foot-stomping - Tony Provencher
Album: The
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Lyrics
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You painted me a picture of Peace and Sunshine true.
You saw the sun shine brightly in everyone you knew.
In colours soft and bright,
I basked in your delight,
Never thinking we would ever have to bid adieu.
The rain has come; the sun is gone; my heart’s in turmoil, too.
Oh, curse the pall! You gave us all your Peace and Sunshine true.
And I can hear these words
Echo from a song I heard:
“This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.”
I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
For to carry my Sunshine away
Chorus:
Will the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye Lord bye and bye
There's a better home a waiting
In the sky Lord in the sky
Lord I told that undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For that body that you’re carryin’
Well, I hate to see her go
Well I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in her grave.
Repeat Chorus
I went back home, Lord, that home was lonesome
Since my Sunshine and Peace was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying
What a home so sad and alone.
So I'll sing it with my brothers and sisters
Yes, I will sing it with my friends
And we all can, sing together
‘cause the circle never ends
Chorus:
Will the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye Lord bye and bye
There's a better home a waiting
In the sky Lord in the sky
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