maxwell's silver hammer

• joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
  science in the home
  late nights all alone with her a test tube
  oh, oh, oh, oh
  maxwell edison, majoring in medicine
  calls her on the phone
  "can i take you out to the pictures jo-o-o-oan?"
  but as she's getting ready to go
  a knock comes on the door
  
  bang! bang! maxwell's silver hammer
  came down upon her head
  clang! clang! maxwell's silver hammer
  made sure that she was dead
  
  back in school again maxwell plays the fool again
  teacher gets annoyed
  wishing to avoid and unpleasant scene-e-e-ene
  she tells max to stay when the class has gone away
  so he waits behind
  writing fifty times "i must not be so-o-o-o
  but when she turns her back on the boy
  he creeps up from behind
  
  bang! bang! maxwell's silver hammer
  came down upon her head
  clang! clang! maxwell's silver hammer
  made sure that she was dead
  
  p.c. thirty one said "we've caught a dirty one"
  maxwell stands alone
  painting testimonial pictures, oh, oh, oh, oh
  rose and valerie screaming from the gallery
  say he must go free
  the judge does not agree, and he tells them so-o-o-o
  but, as the words are leaving his lips
  a noise comes form behind
  
  bang! bang! maxwell's silver hammer
  came down upon her head
  clang! clang! maxwell's silver hammer
  made sure that he was dead
  silver hammer man
  
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