^DJoan was quizzical; ^B7studied metaphysical ^EmScience in the home. ^A7Late nights all alone with a test tube. ^DOh, oh, oh, ^Aoh.

^DMaxwell Edison, ^B7majoring in medicine, ^EmCalls her on the phone. ^A7"Can I take you out to the pictures, ^DJo, oa, oa, ^Aan'"

^E7But as 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 ^Emsure that ^A7she was ^Ddead.

^DBack in school again ^B7Maxwell plays the fool again. ^EmTeacher gets annoyed. ^A7Wishing to avoid an unpleasant D A Sce, E, E, ene,

^DShe tells Max to stay ^E7when the class has gone away, ^EmSo he waits behind ^A7Writing fifty times "I must not be ^DSo, o, o, ^Ao.."

But ^E7when she turns her back on the boy, He ^A7creeps up from behind.

^DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came ^E7down upon her head. ^A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made ^Emsure that ^A7she was ^Ddead.

^DP. C. Thirty-one ^B7said, "We caught a dirty one." ^EmMaxwell stands alone ^A7Painting testimonial pictures. ^DOh, oh, oh, ^Aoh.

^DRose and Valerie, ^B7screaming from the gallery ^EmSay he must go free The ^A7judge does not agree and he tells them ^DSo, o, o, ^Ao.

^E7But as the words are leaving his lips, ^A7A noise comes from behind.

^DBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came ^E7down upon his head. ^A7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer ^EmMade sure that ^A7he was ^Ddead.