C   G7  X 3

[Verse 1]
    C                                                  G7
I'm very cold and hungry, sir, my clothes are worn and thin,
  G7                                               C
I wander bout from place to place my daily bread I win;

[Instrumental]
C G7 X 2

[Verse 2]
    C                                                G7
But never mind, sir, how I look don't swear at me or frown,
  G7                                             C
I sell the morning paper, sir, my name is Jimmie Brown.

[Instrumental]
C G7 X 2

[Verse 3]
  C                                              G7
I sell the morning paper, sir, my name is Jimmie Brown,
     G7                                      C
Most everybody knows I am the newsboy of the town;

[Instrumental]
C G7 X 2

[Verse 3]
   C                                                G7
My father was a drunkard, sir, I've heard my mother say,
    G7                                      C
But I am helping mother as I journey on the way;

[Instrumental]
C G7 X 2

[Verse 4]
  C                                              G7
I sell the morning paper, sir, my name is Jimmie Brown,
     G7                                      C
Most everybody knows I am the newsboy of the town;