The Legionnaire's Lament Lyrics

Lyric discussion by blindparadox 

Cover art for The Legionnaire's Lament lyrics by Decemberists, The

It's "frigid air," not "frigidaire." The song is about a French legionnaire in Africa long before refridgerators were invented. I'm sure they were aware of the word "frigidaire" when they wrote the song, but I think it's meant as a pun.

According to the lyric booklet, it IS actually "Frigidaire" (capitalised, too).