Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Engineer's Child , by - Hank Snow. Release date: 08.03.2019
Song language: English
The Engineer's Child |
| A little child on a sickbed lay |
| And death was very near |
| She was the pride and 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 as I pass tonight |
| Hang it where it can be seen |
| If our baby’s dead just show the red |
| If she’s better then show the green |
| In a little house by the railroad track |
| A mother with watchful eye |
| Saw a gleam of hope and a feeble smile |
| As the train went rushing by |
| Just one short look was his only chance |
| To see the light agleam |
| In the midnight air there arose a prayer |
| Thank God the light was green |