Jimmy Brown the Newsboy 2/4 Mac Wiseman A.P. Carter
Standard Tuning /No Capo Transcribed by Ken Lee
Comments & suggestions to kandvlee@shaw.ca
Intro: 6 Bars C G
/ G /
I / sell the morning / paper, sir,
/ G / D7
My / name is Jimmy / Brown,
D7 /
Everybody / knows I am,
/ D7 / G
The / Newsboy of the / town.
/ G /
You will / hear me yelling / "Morning Star",
/ G / D7
As I / run along the / street,
/ D7 /
I / have no hat up - / on my head,
/ D7 / G
No / shoes upon my / feet.
/ G /
I / have no hat up - / on my head,
/ C / G / / /
No / shoes upon my / feet. / / /
/ G /
I'm / awful cold and / hungry, sir,
/ G / D7
My / clothes are worn and / thin,
/ D7 /
I / wander 'bout from / place to place,
/ D7 / G
My / daily bread to / win.
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G /
Never mind, sir, / how I look,
/ G / D7
Don't / look at me and / frown,
/ D7 /
I / sell the morning / papers, sir,
/ D7 / G / / /
My / name is Jimmy / Brown. / / /
/ G /
I / sell the morning / papers, sir,
/ C - G / / /
My / name is Jimmy Brown. / / /
Break: 7 bars C G
/ G /
My / Father died a / drunkard, sir,
/ G / D7
I've / heard my Mother / say, and
D7 /
I am helping / Mother, sir,
/ D7 / G
As I / journey on my / way.
G /
Mother always / tells me, sir,
/ G / D7
I've / nothing in this world to / lose,
/ D7 /
I'll / get a place in / Heaven, sir,
/ D7 / G
To / sell the Gospel / News.
G /
Never mind sir / how I look,
/ G / D7
Don't / look at me and / frown,
/ D7 /
I / sell the morning / papers, sir,
/ D7 / G
My / name is Jimmy / Brown.
/ G /
I / sell the morning / papers, sir,
/ C / G
My / name is Jimmy / Brown.
