lyrics copyright by Dennis K Pearl
may sing to the tune of "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (Paul McCartney/Beatles)
Joan was quizzical
Studied things statistical science in the home
Late nights all alone with a textbook
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine
Calls her on the phone
"Can you help me see what my study’s sho-o-o-own?"
But as she's getting ready to work
A thought comes to her mind
A Bang-up! Bang-up! visualization
Came down into her head
A Whiz-Bang! Whiz-Bang! visualization
With graphs in blue and red.
Back in school again, Maxwell thinks he’s cool again
Teacher’s overjoyed.
Wishing to discover Joan’s secret
She tells Max to stay when the class has gone away
So he waits behind
Explaining fifty things the graphic shows.
But when she turns her back on the boy
A thought comes to her mind
A Bang-up! Bang-up! visualization
Came down into her head
A Whiz-Bang! Whiz-Bang! visualization
With graphs in blue and red.
D. S. one-oh-one
said "We got a dirty one"
mis-recorded data all around
painting quite a different picture
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
Say the data must be cleaned (error free as can be)
Joan says she agrees, and tells them so
But as the words are leaving her lips
A thought comes to her mind
A Bang-up! Bang-up! visualization
Came down into her head
A Whiz-Bang! Whiz-Bang! Visualization
With graphs in blue and red.
Wo-wo-wo-woh