Hank Snow
The Engineer's Child
A little child on a sickbed lay and death was very nearShe was the pride and only child of a railroad engineerHis duty had called him from those he loved and seeing that hope was dimWhile a tear he shed to his wife he said just have two lanterns trimmedJust hang a light as I pass tonight hang it where it can be seenIf our baby's dead just show the red if she's better then show the greenIn a little house by the railroad track a mother with watchful eyeSaw a gleam of hope and a feeble smile as the train went rushing byJust one short look was his only chance to see the light agleamIn the midnight air there arose a prayer thank God the light was greenJust hang a light
From Letras Mania