I Remember 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 Trying’ To Make A Living’ Out Of Black Land Dirt
We’d Get Together In A Family Circle Sing Out 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 Re-Join Them In A Song
I’m Gonna Join 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 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 Re-Join Him In A Song
We’ll Be Together Again Up Yonder In A Little While

Daddy Sang Bass…
In The Sky Lord In The Sky