Pinball Wizard Lyrics

Written by Pete Townshend
Released as a UK single in 1976
Available on the soudtrack 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?
He Ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers or bells
Don't see lights a-flashing, plays by sense of smell
Always gets a replay,
'n' never tilts at all
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball
He can't beat me now
I've always been the champ
I know every trick
No freak's gonna beat my hand
Even on my usual table,
he can beat my best
His disciples 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
He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist
A pinball wizard
S'got such a supple wrist
He's a pinball wizard,
He's scored a trillion more
A pinball Wizard
The world's new Pinball Lord
He's scoring more!!!
He's scoring more!!!

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