The Morning Star ‎#98

98. Shivering in the cold

1 Far back in my childhood, I remember to-day,
I was happy and beloved, ere I wandered away.
I was taught by my mother, who sleeps 'neath the stone,
And caressed by my father, but I wander alone.

Chorus:
Yes, alone, all alone,
And I feel I'm growing old;
Yet I wander, oh, how lonely,
I am shiv'ring in the cold.

2 I remember the maiden, and my heart bleeds to tell,
How I loved her, her devotion--but on this I can not dwell.
We were wed--our path was pleasant, and the sun of fortune shone,
But alas! I took to drinking, and I wander alone. [Chorus]

3 I remember, too, my children, how they climbed upon my knee,
As I kissed my little darlings, in the days when I was free.
But I squandered all my fortune, I'm now without a home,
I know it's all from drinking, that I wander alone. [Chorus]

4 But why do I stand trembling and blighted by this curse?
I know I am not mending, I am only growing worse.
I wander lone and friendless, I know I'm growing old,
No home, no food, nor shelter, I am shiv'ring in the cold. [Chorus]

5 Oh, can I break this bondage--this awful chain in twain?
Can I escape these shackles? can I be free again?
Oh, help me, friends of temperance, my bondage is untold,
While I wander lone and friendless--shiv'ring in the cold. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Far back in my childhood, I remember to-day
• Title: Shivering in the cold
• Author: K. Shaw
• Refrain First Line: Yes, alone, all alone
• Publication Date: 1877
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 23:21

Tune Information

• Name: [Far back in my childhood, I remember to-day]
• Composer: Knowles Shaw
• Key: C Major