Pinball Wizard (from Tommy) Lyrics

Pinball Wizard (from Tommy)

Ever since I was a young boy,
I've 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.
He 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 buzzers
and bells.
Don't see no lights a-flashin';
He plays by sense of
smell.
Always gets a replay,
'N' 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 at my favourite table,
He can beat my best.
His disciples
all lead 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!