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;
