The Engineer's Dying Child
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โฑ๏ธ 2:07 duration
๐ ID: 17363936
๐ Lyrics
A little child on a sickbed lay
And death was very near
He was the pride and the only child of a railroad engineer
His duty had called him from those he loved
And seeing that hope was dim
While a tear he shed to his wife he said, "Just have two lanterns trimmed."
Just hang a light when I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If the baby's dead then show the red
If he's better then show the green
In a little shack
By the railroad track
A mother with watchful eyes
Saw a gleam of hope in a tender smile
As the train went rushing by
Just one short look
Was his only chance?
To see the light a gleam
In the midnight air their rose a prayer
Thank god the light was green
Just hang a light when I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If the baby's dead then show the red
If he's better then show the green
And death was very near
He was the pride and the only child of a railroad engineer
His duty had called him from those he loved
And seeing that hope was dim
While a tear he shed to his wife he said, "Just have two lanterns trimmed."
Just hang a light when I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If the baby's dead then show the red
If he's better then show the green
In a little shack
By the railroad track
A mother with watchful eyes
Saw a gleam of hope in a tender smile
As the train went rushing by
Just one short look
Was his only chance?
To see the light a gleam
In the midnight air their rose a prayer
Thank god the light was green
Just hang a light when I pass tonight
Hang it where it can be seen
If the baby's dead then show the red
If he's better then show the green
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.72] A little child on a sickbed lay
[00:13.23] And death was very near
[00:17.73] He was the pride and the only child of a railroad engineer
[00:26.68] His duty had called him from those he loved
[00:31.25] And seeing that hope was dim
[00:35.59] While a tear he shed to his wife he said, "Just have two lanterns trimmed."
[00:45.14] Just hang a light when I pass tonight
[00:49.69] Hang it where it can be seen
[00:53.67] If the baby's dead then show the red
[00:58.28] If he's better then show the green
[01:03.76]
[01:06.18] In a little shack
[01:08.20] By the railroad track
[01:10.53] A mother with watchful eyes
[01:14.77] Saw a gleam of hope in a tender smile
[01:19.46] As the train went rushing by
[01:24.16] Just one short look
[01:25.61] Was his only chance?
[01:28.54] To see the light a gleam
[01:32.72] In the midnight air their rose a prayer
[01:37.07] Thank god the light was green
[01:42.01] Just hang a light when I pass tonight
[01:46.65] Hang it where it can be seen
[01:50.68] If the baby's dead then show the red
[01:55.13] If he's better then show the green
[01:59.66]
[00:13.23] And death was very near
[00:17.73] He was the pride and the only child of a railroad engineer
[00:26.68] His duty had called him from those he loved
[00:31.25] And seeing that hope was dim
[00:35.59] While a tear he shed to his wife he said, "Just have two lanterns trimmed."
[00:45.14] Just hang a light when I pass tonight
[00:49.69] Hang it where it can be seen
[00:53.67] If the baby's dead then show the red
[00:58.28] If he's better then show the green
[01:03.76]
[01:06.18] In a little shack
[01:08.20] By the railroad track
[01:10.53] A mother with watchful eyes
[01:14.77] Saw a gleam of hope in a tender smile
[01:19.46] As the train went rushing by
[01:24.16] Just one short look
[01:25.61] Was his only chance?
[01:28.54] To see the light a gleam
[01:32.72] In the midnight air their rose a prayer
[01:37.07] Thank god the light was green
[01:42.01] Just hang a light when I pass tonight
[01:46.65] Hang it where it can be seen
[01:50.68] If the baby's dead then show the red
[01:55.13] If he's better then show the green
[01:59.66]