Pen and Paper (Jerry Lee Lewis song)

"Pen and Paper"
Single by Jerry Lee Lewis
A-side	"Pen and Paper" "Hit the Road Jack"
Released	1964
Genre	Country
Label	Smash
Songwriter(s)	Diane Kilroy Eddie Kilroy
Jerry Lee Lewis singles chronology
"Teen-Age Letter" / "Seasons of My Heart" (1963) "Pen and Paper" / "Hit the Road Jack" (1963) "I'm on Fire" / "Bread and Butter Man" (1964)

"Pen and Paper" is a song written by Diane and Eddie Kilroy^[1] and originally recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis, who released it as a single, with a cover of "Hit the Road Jack" on the other side, in 1963 on Smash Records.

The song was covered by Faron Young in 1965 and by Mickey Gilley in 1975.^[2]

Track listing

7" single (Smash S-1857, 1964)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pen and Paper"	2:25
2.	"Hit the Road Jack"	1:55

Charts

Chart (1964)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	36
US Cash Box Country Singles[4]	42

References

1. "ultratop.be - Jerry Lee Lewis - Pen And Paper". Ultratop. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
2. "Cover versions of Pen and Paper by Jerry Lee Lewis". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
3. "Jerry Lee Lewis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. George Albert (1 January 1984). The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-1685-5.