^FJoan was quizzical; ^D7studied metaphysical ^GmScience in the home. ^C7Late nights all alone with a test tube. ^FOh, oh, oh, ^Coh.

^FMaxwell Edison, ^D7majoring in medicine, ^GmCalls her on the phone. ^C7"Can I take you out to the pictures, ^FJo, oa, oa, ^Can?"

^G7But as she's getting ready to go, A ^C7knock comes on the door.

^FBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came ^G7down upon her head. ^C7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made ^Gmsure that ^C7she was ^Fdead.

^FBack in school again ^D7Maxwell plays the fool again. ^GmTeacher gets annoyed. ^C7Wishing to avoid an unpleasant F C Sce, G, G, ene,

^FShe tells Max to stay ^G7when the class has gone away, ^GmSo he waits behind ^C7Writing fifty times "I must not be ^FSo, o, o, ^Co.."

But ^G7when she turns her back on the boy, He ^C7creeps up from behind.

^FBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came ^G7down upon her head. ^C7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer Made ^Gmsure that ^C7she was ^Fdead.

^FP. C. Thirty-one ^D7said, "We caught a dirty one." ^GmMaxwell stands alone ^C7Painting testimonial pictures. ^FOh, oh, oh, ^Coh.

^FRose and Valerie, ^D7screaming from the gallery ^GmSay he must go free The ^C7judge does not agree and he tells them ^FSo, o, o, ^Co.

^G7But as the words are leaving his lips, ^C7A noise comes from behind.

^FBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer Came ^G7down upon his head. ^C7Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer ^GmMade sure that ^C7he was ^Fdead.