INTRO:
(paperback writer…)
VERSE 1:
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…
VERSE 2:
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
TRANSITION:
paperback writer…
VERSE 3:
it’s a thousand pages, give or take a few
i’ll be writing more in a week or two
i can make a novel if you like the style
i can change it ’round and i want to be a paperback writer
paperback writer…
VERSE 4:
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
paperback writer, paperback writer
(fade out)