A Version of:
Jimmy Brown, The Newsboy
Recorded by: A.P. Carter & MANY OTHERS

[1] You will hear me yelling, Morning Star
As I run along the [5-7] street
I have no hat upon my head
No shoes upon my [1] feet

I'm awful cold and hungry, Sir
My clothes are torn and thin
I wander about from place to place
My daily bread to win

Refrain:
[1] I sell the morning papers, Sir
My name is Jimmy [5-7] Brown
Most everybody knows I am
The newsboy of the [1] town

Never mind, Sir, how I look
Don't look at me and frown
I sell the morning papers, Sir
My name is Jimmy Brown

My father was a drunkard, Sir
I've heard my mother say
And I am helping mother, Sir
As I journey on my way

Refrain:

My mother always tells me, Sir
I've nothing in the world to lose
I'll get a place in heaven, Sir
To sell the Gospel News

So never mind, Sir, how I look
Don't look at me and frown
I sell the morning papers, Sir
My name is Jimmy Brown

Refrain:

Note. Lyrics for a version by Flatt & Scruggs are in the Database.