Paperback writer
Dear Sir or Madam will you read my book
It took me years to write, will you take a look
Based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job
So I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writerIt's the 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 want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writerIt'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 writerIf you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you must return if you can send it here
But I need a break
And I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Songwriters
LENNON, JOHN / MCCARTNEY, PAULPublished by
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