A shocking racist poem penned by John Lennon has been discovered after 64 years.
The Beatle told the story of an unemployed boy named Tom who was 'black and dirty' and looking for work.
He used the shocking N-word in the poem, which was penned during the band's Hamburg residency in 1961.
The offensive words are in stark contrast to the beautiful songs Lennon penned in his epic songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney.
The poem was removed from an A5 notebook he kept in the Hamburg flat of German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, who was a friend of the band.
