G
C
G
A little child on a sickbed lay
C
G
And death was very near
C
G
She was the pride and only child
A7
D7
Of a railroad engineer
G
D7
G
His duty had called him from those he loved
D7
G
And seeing that hope was dim
G7
C
While a tear he shed to his wife he said
G
D7
G
Just have two lanterns trimmed
C
G
Just hang a light as I pass tonight
D7
Hang it where it can be seen
G
C
If our baby’s dead just show the red
G
D7
G
If she’s better then show the green
C
G
In a little house by the railroad track
C
G
A mother with watchful eyes
C
G
Saw a gleam of hope and a feeble smile
A7
D7
As the train went rushing by
G
D7
G
Just one short look was his only chance
D7
G
To see the light agleam
G7
C
In the midnight air there a rose a prayer
G
D7
G
Thank God the light was green
C
G
Just hang a light as I pass tonight
D7
Hang it where it can be seen
G
C
If our baby’s dead just show the red
G
D7
G
If she’s better then show the green
D7
C
A7
G7
G
