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Hank Snow – Engineer's Child lyrics
A little child on a sickbed lay
And death was very near
She was the pride and only child
Of a railroad engineer.
His duty had called him from those he loved
And seeing that hope was dim
While a tear he she'd to his wife he said
Just have two lanterns trimmed.
Just hang a light as I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If our baby's dead just show the red
If she's better then show the green.
--- Instrumental ---
In a little house by the railroad track
A mother with watchful eyes
Saw a gleam of hope and a feeble smile
As the train went rushing by.
Just one short look was his only chance
To see the light agleam
In the midnight air there arose a prayer
Thank God they shown green.
Just hang a light as I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If our baby's dead just show the red
If she's better then show the green...
And death was very near
She was the pride and only child
Of a railroad engineer.
His duty had called him from those he loved
And seeing that hope was dim
While a tear he she'd to his wife he said
Just have two lanterns trimmed.
Just hang a light as I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If our baby's dead just show the red
If she's better then show the green.
--- Instrumental ---
In a little house by the railroad track
A mother with watchful eyes
Saw a gleam of hope and a feeble smile
As the train went rushing by.
Just one short look was his only chance
To see the light agleam
In the midnight air there arose a prayer
Thank God they shown green.
Just hang a light as I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If our baby's dead just show the red
If she's better then show the green...
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