Jimmy Brown The Newsboy chords by Flatt And Scruggs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Verse 1:
G
I sell the morning paper, sir
                   D
My name is Jimmy Brown,

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

Verse 2:
G
You will hear me yelling "Morning Star",
                     D
As I run along the street,

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

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

Verse 3:
G
I'm awful cold and hungry, sir,
                         D
My clothes are worn and thin,

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

Verse 4:
G
Never mind, sir, how I look,
                      D
Don't look at me and frown,

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

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

Verse 5:
G
My Father died a drunkard, sir,
                      D
I've heard my Mother say,

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

Verse 6:
G
Mother always tells me, sir,
                               D
I've nothing in this world to lose,

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

Verse 7:
G
Never mind sir how I look,
                       D
Don't look at me and frown,

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

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