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28 Aug 14 - 05:52 PM (#3654716) Subject: Origins: railroad song From: GUEST,Sue A. Does anyone know a railroad song about a engineer forced to go to work while his child is dying, asking that a green signal be shown if the child is alive and red if she is dead-these words are in the chorus- -I have heard this song some years ago-maybe bluegrass? Thanks |
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28 Aug 14 - 05:56 PM (#3654719) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: Joe Offer I can almost hear this song in my mind, but the title won't come to me. Keep watching this thread, Sue. An answer will come soon, from a greater mind than mine... |
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28 Aug 14 - 06:00 PM (#3654721) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: Jeri Joe, this should blow a whistle for you. Sue, look here: Thread on the Signal Light |
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28 Aug 14 - 06:01 PM (#3654722) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: Joe Offer Well, my memory's shot... and I don't know much about railroad engines, but I'm pretty good with a search engine. All I could remember from the song was "if our baby is dead, then show the red..." So I searched for "show the red" and came up with this (click). I didn't just fall off the turnip truck, ya know.... -Joe- |
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28 Aug 14 - 06:02 PM (#3654724) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: Jeri And in the DT: here |
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28 Aug 14 - 06:24 PM (#3654733) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: Joe Offer Hey, THAT rings a bell, Jeri!!! ;-) |
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28 Aug 14 - 06:51 PM (#3654736) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: GUEST,Sue A WOW- what a response-I've been looking through all my music, books,cds,records, all week!! Who recorded the latest version? -I know I had it on cd- thanks again. |
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28 Aug 14 - 07:15 PM (#3654745) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: GUEST,Gerry Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen, Never Grow Old. They call it, Light of Red and Green. |
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28 Aug 14 - 08:39 PM (#3654771) Subject: RE: Origins: railroad song From: Joe Offer That's why the song was so familiar to me, Gerry. That Hills/Mangsen album is one of my favorites. |