Joan was quizzical,
studied metaphysical
science in the home
Late nights all alone with a test tube,
oh oh oh
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine,
calls her on the phone
Can I take you out to the pictures,
Joe?
But as she's getting ready to go
A knock comes on the door
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silverhammer
Came down upon her head
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silverhammer
I made sure that she was dead.
Back in school again,
Maxwell plays the fool again.
Teacher gets annoyed.
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene.
She tells Max to stay
when the class has gone away.
So he waits behind.
Writing fifty times,
I must not be so
But when she turns her back on the boy,
he creeps up from behind
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silver hammer
came down upon her head
Bang, bang, Maxwell Silverhammer
made sure that she was dead
PC -31 said,
we've caught a dirty one,
Maxwell stands alone
Painting testimonial pictures, oh oh oh
Rose and Valerie,
screaming from the gallery,
says he must go free
The judge does not agree,
and he tells them so.
But as the words are leaving his lips,
a noise comes from behind.
Bang, bang,
Maxwell Silverhammer
came down upon his head.
Bang, bang,
Maxwell Silverhammer
made sure that he was dead.