According to Jimmy Savile this song was inspired by McCartney seeing Ringo Star reading a book!

Paperback Writer (the first song ever made by the Beatles that wasn't about relationships)


Paperback writer, paperback writer.

Dear Sir or Madam will you read my book,

It took me years to write will you take a look,

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.

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.