Hank Snow - The engineers child

^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

^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

^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