Lyrics:

Joan was quizzical, studied pataphysical science in the home
late nights all alone with 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 Joan
but as she's getting ready to go a knock comes on her door

Bang bang Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her head
clang clang Maxwells silver hammer made sure that she was dead

Back at 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 50 times I must not be so oh oh oh
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 Maxwells silver hammer made sure that she was dead

PC 31, says we caught a dirty one
Maxwell stands alone
painting testimonial pictures oh oh oh oh
Rose and Valerie, sreaming from the gallery
say he must go free
the judge does not agree and he tells them so oh oh oh
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 Maxwells silver hammer made sure that he was dead
oh oh oh oh

silver hammer man