Pinball Wizard Songtext
von Pete Townshend

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've never seen anything like him
In any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

He stands like a statue
Becoming 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
The 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 those buzzers and bells
Don't see lights flashing
Plays by sense of smell
Always has a replay
Never tilts at all
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

He′s a pinball wizard
There has to be a twist
The pinball wizard's got
Such a supple wrist


Even at my usual table
He can beat my best
His disciples lead him in
And he does the rest
He′s got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball