Paperback writer
Paperback writer

Dear, sir or madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, can you take a look?
It’s based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer

It’s a dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn’t understand
His son is working for the Daily Mail
It’s a steady job, but he wants to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer

Paperback writer
Paperback writer

It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few
I’ll be writing more in a week or two
I can make it longer if you like the style
I can change it ’round, and I want to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer

If you really like it, you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you must return it, you can send it here,
but I need a break, and I want to be a paperback writer,

Paperback writer

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Music & Lyrics ~ John Lennon & Paul McCartney
© 1966 Northern Songs