23rd June 1966
for 2 weeks


Paperback Writer - The Beatles


Paperback writer...(Paperback writer)

Dear sir or madam can 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
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 long and 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
You can 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

Paperback writer...(Paperback writer)

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