Cat. #1094 (MFH #762) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on May 12, 1970
VERSE 1
I sell th mornin' papers, sir
My name is Jimmy Brown
Most ever body knows me
Th newsboy of th town
VERSE 2
You can hear me yellin', Morning Star
Running down th stret
Got no hat on my head
No shoes on my feet
VERSE 3
Never mind, how I look
Don't look at me an' frown
I sell th mornin' paper, sir
My name is Jimmy Brown
VERSE 4
I'm awful poor an' hungry, sir
My clothes 'er mighty thin
I wander from place to place
My daily bread to win
VERSE 5
My Father died a drunkard, sir
I've heered my Mother say,
Now I'm happy helpin' Mother, sir
As I goin' on my way
VERSE 6
My Mother always tells me, sir
There's nothin' to lose
I except to get my place in Heaven
To sell th Gospel News