Local Lad

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's got to be a twist, A pinball wizard, He'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 a flashin', Plays by sense of smell, Always gets a replay, 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 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
(Pete Townshend)