Pinball Wizard    The Who (#19 in 1969), Elton John, The New Seekers (#29 in 1973), Rod Stewart

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’s a pinball wizard, There’s has 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 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 
    Chorus
 
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 body 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 flippin’ fingers
Never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball