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Jimmy Brown the Newsboy v1 Tom T. Hall
I / [G]sell the morning / paper, sir,
My / [G]name is Jimmy / [D7]Brown,
[D7]Everybody / knows I am,
The / [D7]Newsboy of the / [G]town.
You will / [G]hear me yelling / "Morning Star",
As I / [G]run along the / [D7]street,
I / [D7]have no hat up - / on my head,
No / [D7]shoes upon my / [G]feet.
I / [G]have no hat up - / on my head,
No / [C]shoes upon my / [G]feet. / / /
I'm / [G]awful cold and / hungry, sir,
My / [G]clothes are worn and / [D7]thin,
I / [D7]wander 'bout from / place to place,
My / [D7]daily bread to / [G]win.
[G]Never mind, sir, / how I look,
Don't / [G]look at me and / [D7]frown,
I / [D7]sell the morning / papers, sir,
My / [D7]name is Jimmy / [G]Brown. / / /
I / [G]sell the morning / papers, sir,
My / [C]name is[-] Jimmy [G]Brown. / / /
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My / [G]Father died a / drunkard, sir,
I've / [G]heard my Mother / [D7]say, and
[D7]I am helping / Mother, sir,
As I / [D7]journey on my / [G]way.
[G]Mother always / tells me, sir,
I've / [G]nothing in this world to / [D7]lose,
I'll / [D7]get a place in / Heaven, sir,
To / [D7]sell the Gospel / [G]News.
[G]Never mind sir / how I look,
Don't / [G]look at me and / [D7]frown,
I / [D7]sell the morning / papers, sir,
My / [D7]name is Jimmy / [G]Brown.
I / [G]sell the morning / papers, sir,
My / [C]name is Jimmy / [G]Brown.
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