Johnny Cash – The Engineers Dying Child (Guitar)

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A little child on a sickbed lay

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And death was very near

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He was the pride and the only child

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Of a railroad engineer

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His duty had called him from those he loved

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And seeing that hope was dim

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While a tear he shed to his wife, he said

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Just have two lanterns trimmed"

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Just hang a light when I pass tonight

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Hang it where it can be seen

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If the baby's dead then show the red

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If he's better then show the green

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In a little shack by the railroad track

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A mother with watchful eyes

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Saw a gleam of hope in a tender smile

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As the train went rushing by

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Just one short look was his only chance?

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To see the light a gleam

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In the midnight air, there rose a prayer

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Thank God the light was green

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Just hang a light when I pass tonight

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Hang it where it can be seen

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If the baby's dead then show the red

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If he's better then show the green