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209. Pinball wizard

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 playin' 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'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?

Ain't got no distractions
Can't hear those buzzes and bells
Don't see lights a flashin'
Plays by sense of smell
Always gets a replay
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

How do you think he does it?
(I don't know)
What makes him so good?

Even on my fav'rite table
He can beat my best
His disciples lead him in
He just does the rest
He's got crazy flippin' fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball

Even on my fav'rite table
He can beat my best
His disciples lead him in
He just does the rest
He's got crazy flippin' fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball