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GA little child on a Csickbed Glay
And Cdeath was very Gnear
She was the pride and Conly Gchild of a A7railroad engin- Deer
His duty had called him from Gthose he loved
And Dseeing that hope was Gdim
While a tear he G7shed, to his Cwife he said
Just have two Dlanterns Gtrimmed
[Chorus]
CJust hang a light as I Gpass tonight
CHang it where it Gcan be Dseen
If our Gbaby's dead just Cshow the red
If she's Gbetter then Dshow the Ggreen
GIn a little house by the Crailroad Gtrack
A Cmother with watchful Geye
Saw a Ggleam of hope and a Cfeeble Gsmile
As the A7train went rushing Dby
Just one short look was his Gonly chance
To Dsee the light Gagleam
In the midnight G7air there a- Crose a prayer
Thank GGod the Dlight was Ggreen
[Chorus]
CJust hang a light as I Gpass tonight
CHang it where it Gcan be Dseen
If our Gbaby's dead just Cshow the red
If she's Gbetter then Dshow the Ggreen

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The Engineers Child

by Hank Snow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G C G

A little child on a sickbed lay

C G

And death was very near

C G A7 D

She was the pride and only child of a railroad engin- eer

His duty had called him from those he loved

D G

And seeing that hope was dim

G7 C

While a tear he shed, to his wife he said

D G

Just have two lanterns trimmed

[Chorus]

C G

Just hang a light as I pass tonight

C G D

Hang it where it can be seen

G C

If our baby's dead just show the red

G D G

If she's better then show the green

G C G

In a little house by the railroad track

C G

A mother with watchful eye

G C G

Saw a gleam of hope and a feeble smile

A7 D

As the train went rushing by

Just one short look was his only chance

D G

To see the light agleam

G7 C

In the midnight air there a- rose a prayer

G D G

Thank God the light was green

[Chorus]

C G

Just hang a light as I pass tonight

C G D

Hang it where it can be seen

G C

If our baby's dead just show the red

G D G

If she's better then show the green

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