Jimmy Brown the Newsboy

Mac Wiseman

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

G
I sell the morning paper, sir
                 D
My name is Jimmy Brown,

Verse 2

Everybody knows I am,
                   G
The Newsboy of the town.

Verse 3

G
You will hear me yelling "Morning Star",
                   D
As I run along the street,

Verse 4

I have no hat up on my head,
                 G
No shoes upon my feet.

Verse 5

G
I have no hat up on my head,
   C             G
No shoes upon my feet

Verse 6

G
I'm awful cold and hungry, sir,
                        D
My clothes are worn and thin,

Verse 7

I wander 'bout from place to place,
                  G
My daily bread to win.

Verse 8

G
Never mind, sir, how I look,
                     D
Don't look at me and frown,

Verse 9

I sell the morning papers, sir,
                 G
My name is Jimmy Brown.

Verse 10

G
I sell the morning papers, sir,
   C             G
My name is Jimmy Brown.

Verse 11

G
My Father died a drunkard, sir,
                     D
I've heard my Mother say,

Verse 12

And I am helping Mother, sir,
                   G
As I journey on my way.

Verse 13

G
Mother always tells me, sir,
                              D
I've nothing in this world to lose,

Verse 14

I'll get a place in Heaven, sir,
                   G
To sell the Gospel News.

Verse 15

G
Never mind sir how I look,
                     D
Don't look at me and frown,

Verse 16

I sell the morning papers, sir,
                 G
My name is Jimmy Brown.

Verse 17

G
I sell the morning papers, sir,
   C             G
My name is Jimmy Brown