Maxwell's Silver Hammer

O Martelo de Prata de Maxwell

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Joan era estranha, estudava ciênciaJoan was quizzical, studied pataphysical
Patafísica em casaScience in the home
Noites em claro, sozinha com seu tubo de ensaioLate nights all alone with a test tube
Oh, oh, oh, ohOh, oh, oh, oh

Maxwell Edison, cursando MedicinaMaxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Liga pra elaCalls her on the phone
Posso te levar ao cinemaCan I take you out to the pictures
Joa-oa-oa-oan?Joa, oa, oa, oan?

Mas quando ela se apronta pra sairBut as she's getting ready to go
Alguém bate na portaA knock comes on the door

Bang! Bang! O martelo de prata de MaxwellBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Caiu sobre sua cabeçaCame down upon her head
Bang! Bang! O martelo de prata de MaxwellClang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Garantiu que ela estivesse mortaMade sure that she was dead

De volta à escola de novo, Maxwell faz palhaçadasBack in school again, Maxwell plays the fool again
A professora fica irritadaTeacher gets annoyed
Desejando evitar uma cenaWishing to avoid an unpleasant
Desagradá-á-á-ávelSce, e, e, ene

Ela manda Max ficar depois que a aula acabaShe tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
Então ele fica esperandoSo he waits behind
Escrevendo cinquenta vezes: Eu não devo serWriting fifty times: I must not be
Tã-ã-ã-o mauSo-o-o

Mas quando ela vira as costas pro rapazBut when she turns her back on the boy
Ele se aproxima sorrateiroHe creeps up from behind

Bang! Bang! O martelo de prata de MaxwellBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Caiu sobre sua cabeça (do, do, do, do)Came down upon her head (do, do, do, do)
Bang! Bang! O martelo de prata de MaxwellClang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Garantiu que ela estivesse mortaMade sure that she was dead

O policial 31 disse: Pegamos o pilantraP.C. thirty-one said: We caught a dirty one
Maxwell fica sozinhoMaxwell stands alone
Tentando se defenderPainting testimonial pictures
Oh, oh, oh, ohOh, oh, oh, oh

Rose e Valerie gritando da galeriaRose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
Pedem que ele seja solto (Maxwell tem que ser solto)Say he must go free (Maxwell must go free)
O juiz não concorda e conta aThe judge does not agree and he tells them
Ela-a-asSo, o, o, o

Mas enquanto as palavras saem da sua bocaBut as the words are leaving his lips
Um barulho surge por detrásA noise comes from behind

Bang! Bang! O martelo de prata de MaxwellBang! Bang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Desceu sobre sua cabeçaCame down upon his head
Bang! Bang! O martelo de prata de MaxwellClang! Clang! Maxwell's silver hammer
Certificou-se de que ele havia morridoMade sure that he was dead

Oh, oh, oh, ohWhoa, oh, oh, oh
O homem do martelo de prataSilver hammer man