Pinball Wizard
Written by Pete Townshend
Released as a UK single
in 1976
Available on the soundtrack
Tommy
Ever since I was a young boy I played
the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton I must have
played them all
But I ain't seen nothing like him in
any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure
plays a mean pinball
He stands like a statue, becomes part
of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing
clean
Plays by intuition, the digit counters
fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure
plays a mean pinball
He's a pinball wizard, there has to
be a twist
A pinball wizard's got such a supple
wrist
How do you think he does it I don't
know
What makes him so good
Ain't got no distractions, can't hear
no buzzes or bells
Don't see lights a-flashing, plays
by sense of smell
Always gets a replay, never seen him
fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure
plays a mean pinball
I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown
to him
Even on my favourite table, he can beat
my best
His disciples lean him in and he just
does the rest
He's got crazy flipper fingers, never
seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure
plays a mean pinball
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