Pinball Wizard (Live In Swansea 1976)

Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball

From Soho down to Brighton, I must've played them all

But I 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, 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?

He ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers and bells

Don't see no lights a flashin', plays by sense of smell

Always gets a replay, he never tilts at all

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 favorite table, he can beat my best

His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest

He's got crazy flipper fingers, ain't never seen him fall

That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball