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PAPERBACK WRITER

PAPER BACK WRITER (PAPERBACK WRITER)
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, WILLYOU 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 THE DIRTY STORY OF A DIRTY MAN
AND HIS CLEANING WIFE JUST 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 BUT 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.

PAPERBACK WRITER (PAPERBACK WRITER)

PAPERBACK WRITER - PAPERBACK WRITER
PAPERBACK WRITER - PAPERBACK WRITER