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1. ^DJoan was quizzical ^H7studied metaphysical

^Emiscience in the home

^A7late nights all alone with a test-tube

^Doh-oh-oh-^Aoh

^DMaxwell Edison ^H7majoring in medicine

^Emicalls her on the phone

"^A7Can I take you out to the pictures

^DJoa-oa-oa-^Aoan?"

But ^E7as she’s getting ready to go

a ^A7knock comes on the door.



®: ^DBang! Bang! Maxwell’s silver hammer

came ^E7down upon her head.

^A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell’s silver hammer

made ^Emisure that ^A7she was ^Ddead.



2. Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again

teacher gets annoyed

wishing to avoid an unpleasant

sce-e-e-ene

she tells Max to stay when the class has gone away

so he waits behind

writing 50 times "I must not be

so-o-o-o."

But when she turns her back on the boy

he creeps up from behind.



®:



3. P.C. Thirty-One said "We 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 Maxwell 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 from behind.



®: Bang! Bang! Maxwell’s silver hammer

came down upon his head.

Clang! Clang! Maxwell’s silver hammer

made sure that he was dead.

*: ^DSil^F#7/C#ver ^Hmihamm^D7/Amer ...^{G, A7/C#, D, A7/C#, D}