Johnny Cash - The engineers dying child

^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"

^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

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

^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