Made sure that she was dead
Came down upon her head
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Maxwell stands alone
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Came down upon her head
Teacher gets annoyed
He creeps up from behind
A knock comes on the door
Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again
Oh, oh oh oh
Wishing to avoid an unpleasant scene
Painting testimonial pictures
Rose and Valerie screaming from the gallery
But as the words are leaving his lips
Late nights all alone with her test tube
But when she turns her back on the boy
Calls her on the phone
Came down upon his head
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Made sure that she was dead
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
A noise comes from behind
The judge does not agree, and he tells them so
But as she's getting ready to go
P.C. Thirty One said, "We caught a dirty one"
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
So he waits behind
Writing fifty times, "I must not be so”
Made sure that he was dead
Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Say he must go free
Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Oh, oh oh oh
"Can I take you out to the pictures Joan?"
