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The Engineers Dying Child

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[Verse]
DA little child on a Gsickbed Dlay
And Gdeath was very Dnear
He was the pride and the Gonly Dchild
Of a E7railroad Aengineer
His duty had called him from Dthose he loved
And Gseeing that hope was Ddim
While a tear he shed to his Gwife, he Dsaid
Just Ahave two lanterns Dtrimmed"
[Chorus]
GJust hang a light when I Dpass tonight
Hang it where it can be Aseen
If the Dbaby's dead then Gshow the red
If he's Dbetter then Ashow the Dgreen
[Verse]
In a Dlittle shack by the Grailroad Dtrack
A mother with Gwatchful Deyes
Saw a gleam of hope in a Gtender Dsmile
As the E7train went rushing Aby
Just one short look was his Donly chance?
To Gsee the light a Dgleam
In the midnight air, there Grose a Dprayer
Thank AGod the light was Dgreen
[Chorus]
GJust hang a light when I Dpass tonight
Hang it where it can be Aseen
If the Dbaby's dead then Gshow the red
If he's Dbetter then Ashow the Dgreen
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