[Paul McCartney]
Tell you what
Do, do more sort of a *scatters a 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]

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
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
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 singing]
[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 singing]

[Outro]

[George Martin]
How do you think about it?
[Paul McCartney]
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

[George Harrison]
And the bad bits

[Paul McCartney]
And the bad bits, yeah *laughs*

[Ringo Starr]
George Harrison is resting his arm

[Paul McCartney]
Let it be known unto the people *laughing*

[George Harrison]
Kick out the jams, take 8

[Ringo Starr]
Brothers and sisters!