文本歌词

Child Of The Engineer - Brook Benton
A little child on a sickbed lay
And death was very near
The parents' pride and the only child
Of a railroad engineer
His duty called him from those he loved
And the house whose light was dimmed
Ah the tears he shed to his Wife he said
I will have two lanterns trimmed
Just hang a light by my window tonight
And hang it where it can be seen
If our baby's dead just hang the red
If she's better then hang the green
In a little house by the railroad side
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 there arose a pray'r
Thank My God light was green