Paperback writer
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
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 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
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
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
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