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Hank Snow
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A little child on a sickbed lay
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And death was very near
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She was the pride and 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 she'd to his wife he said
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Just have two lanterns trimmed.
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Just hang a light as I pass tonight
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Hang it where it can be seen
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If our baby's dead just show the red
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If she's better then show the green.
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--- Instrumental ---
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In a little house by the railroad track
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A mother with watchful eyes
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Saw a gleam of hope and a feeble 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 agleam
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In the midnight air there arose a prayer
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Thank God they shown green.
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Just hang a light as I pass tonight
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Hang it where it can be seen
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If our baby's dead just show the red
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If she's better then show the green...
Hank Snow - Nobody's Child
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