Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Take 12)

[Intro: Paul McCartney]

Tell you what

Do, do more sort of a *scatters drum solo* you know a bit

[Ringo mimics Paul]

[Paul McCartney]

Yes, just something a bit more cause it does-sounds a bit dead when you hear it, just as an intro

[Paul continues to scatter while Ringo plays drums]

[Paul McCartney]

Yeah ok

Uh, do that one *scatters and plays the piano to bass chords*

[George attempts to mimic Paul]

[Verse 1]

Joan was quizzical, studied paraphysical

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

Joa-oa-oa-oan?"

But as she's getting ready to go

A knock comes on the door

[Chorus]

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer

Came down upon her head, do do do do do

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer

Made sure that she was dead

[Verse 2]

Back in school again Maxwell plays the fool again

Teacher gets annoyed

Wishing to avoid an unpleasant

Sce-e-e-ene

She tells Max to stay, when the class has gone away

So he waits behind

Writing fifty times "I must not be

So-o-o-o"

But as she turns her back on the boy

He rose up from behind

[Chorus]

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer

Came down upon her head

Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer

Made sure that she was dead

[Paul vocalizing]

[Verse 3]

*Paul gibberish*

Painting testimonial pictures

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Valerie

Gallery

Free

Agree and he tells him

So-o-o-o

But as his words are leaving his lips

A noise comes from the back

[Chorus]

Bang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer

Came down upon his head

Clang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer

Made sure that he was dead

[Paul vocalizing]

[Outro: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, George Martin, Ringo Starr]

How do you think about it?

One more

It was good, you know, it had nice bits in it

But it would be nice to have the nice bits and the other bits

And the bad bits

And the bad bits, yeah *laughs*

George Harrison is resting his arm

Let it be known unto the people

Kick out the jams, take eight

Brothers and sisters!