THE MANUSCRIPT

(Tune: "Only Fools and Children" by FanTom)

I am screaming in the slushpile, screaming in the slushpile in your tray
I don't fancy being thrown away
So see me, read me,
I want to twang the harpstrings of your heart
You will find me
A triumph of the author's art.

I'm the product of a genius, product of a genius unperceived
I'm too brilliant to be believed.
So see me, read me,
I want to take the breath out of your lungs
This experience
Will cause you to speak in tongues.

I am written with a passion, written with a passion deep and rare
I will have you falling off your chair
So see me, read me,
I want to turn the lights on in your brain
When you've finished 
I guarantee you'll start again.
So see me, read me,
I want to strut my stuff for you and how
Just for safety
You ought to call my author now.