Paperback Writer
Lennon & McCartney / the Beatles: Revolver (1966)
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| Paperback writer! |
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| Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? |
| It took me years to write, will you take a look |
| It's based on a novel by a man named Lear |
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| 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 |
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| It's a steady job but he wants to be a 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 |
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| 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 milion for you overnight |
| If you must return it you can send it here |
| C | D | G | ||
| But I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer - | writer | - | Paperback | writer! |
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| Paperback | writer! |