Frosty Morning

soundclip

by E. Brown
recording of January 8 1924
from The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (Columbia/Legacy C2K-47091), copyright notice

How come I'm blue as can be, how come I need sympathy
I know what's troubling me, listen and you'll see
Because the good man that I got, left me all alone
Woke up this morning at four, when I heard him slamming my door

Did you ever wake up on a frosty morning and discover your good man gone
Did you ever wake up on a frosty morning and discover your good man gone
If you did you'll understand, why I'm singing sad moanful songs

Well, he didn't provide and he wasn't handsome, so he might not appeal to you
Well, he didn't provide and he wasn't handsome, so he might not appeal to you
But he gave me plenty loving and I never had to beg him too

Now my damper¹ is down and my fire ain't burning and a chill's all around my bed
My damper is down and my fire ain't burning and a chill's all around my bed
When you lose the man you love, then a gal is just as good as dead

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Note 1: damper, a device that damps as a valve or plate (as in the flue of a furnace) for regulating the draft.