Maxwell's Silver Hammer

A song by Lennon & McCartney

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Joan was quizzical studied paraphysical science in the home

Late nights all alone with a testube oh oh oh oh

Maxwell Edison majoring in medicine calls her on the phone

Can I take you out to the pictures Jo-oh ho-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

Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that she was dead

Back in the school again Maxwell plays the fool again teacher gets annoyed

Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-ee-ee-ene

She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away so he waits behind

Writing fifty times I must not be so-oh-ho-oan

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

Bang bang 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 oh ho-oan

But as the words are leaving his lips a noise comes from behind

Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head

Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer made sure that she was dead

Silver hammer man.