歌词
Paperback writer
平装书作家（一个无名作者给出版社投书的故事）
Dear Sir or Madam,will you read my book?
亲爱的女士和先生（图书编辑们），可以读一下我的书吗？
It took me years to write,will you take a look?
我花了几年时间写下它，你们能看一下吗？
Based on a novel by a man named Lear
这本书啊，以李尔的小说为基础
and I need a job,so I want to be a paperback writer,
我需要一个工作，所以我想成为平装书作家
paperback writer.
平装书作家
It's the dirty story of a dirty man
这是一个肮脏男人的肮脏故事
and his clinging wife doesn't understand.
而他撒娇黏人的妻子并无所知
His son is working for the Daily Mail,
他的儿子在每日邮报供职
it's a steady job but he wants to be a paperback writer,
这是个稳定的工作，可他却想做个平装书作家
paperback writer.
平装书作家
Paperback writer
平装书作家
It's a thousand pages,give or take a few,
这本书，一千页上下
I'll be writing more in a week or two.
我能在一两周内写下更多
I can make it longer if you like the style,
如果你们喜欢这风格，我会把它写更长
I can change it round and I want to be a paperback writer,
我可以让故事更改变化，我想成为平装书作家
paperback writer.
平装书作家
If you really like it you can have the rights,
我可以把版权给你们，若你们真喜欢它
it could make a million for you overnight.
它会让你们一夜暴富
If you must return it,you can send it here
若你们一定要退还它，那就寄还给我吧
but I need a break and I want to be a paperback writer,
我得休息一下，我要继续努力，成为平装书作家
paperback writer.
平装书作家
Paperback writer
平装书作家
Paperback writer -paperback writer
平装书作家啊，平装书作家
paperback writer -paperback writer （fade）
平装书作家啊，平装书作家
-John Lennon &Paul McCartney
by约翰.列侬&保罗.麦卡特尼
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