A mystery man gave me a talisman He said don't tell no one where you got it I didn't know what it was But I knew what it does As soon as he put it in my pocket And Virgil himself Was guiding us through hell Singing his jingle jangle song And I knew right then The path we're in Is the path where we belong Will the circle Be unbroken By and by Lord By and by Will the circle Be unbroken In the sky Lord In the sky Beautiful faces Shimmering, painted Shining in the holy mass While the sign on the wall Reminded us all That yes, this too shall pass And we felt no danger As the red headed stranger Sang his goodbye tune It was bittersweet But it felt complete So long, and yet, so soon Will the circle Be unbroken By and by Lord By and by Will the circle Be unbroken In the sky Lord In the sky I was earnest when I sighed I have changed my mind To you, princess, I bowed All the cowboys and hippies Residing within me I stand between them now And the cougar I met With his cool cigarette And his collar up so high Makes me proud to be From the land of the free Though sometimes I don't know why Will the circle Be unbroken By and by Lord By and by Will the circle Be unbroken In the sky Lord In the sky Six string mercenaries I met them carrying My ragged book and staff And their pirate king With gusto sings His song of ages past And the grizzled young warrior With his final orders And his torch's anxious flame Don't we all know What once was so Will never be again Will the circle Be unbroken By and by Lord By and by Will the circle Be unbroken In the sky Lord In the sky