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