Captain Walker didn't come home His unborn child will never know him
He is believed to be missing with a number of men Don't expect to see him again
It's a boy, Mrs. Walker, it's a boy!
A son !
Hear the joyful celebrations in the streets!
It's a boy born on this first day of peace!
We've won !
A son !
We've won !
I'm your friendly green coat, And I welcome you to Bernie's Holiday Camp!
One day, and you'll be happy, It 's Bernie you will thank
You must be little Tommy Well, call me Uncle Frank
Welcome you too, Mrs. Walker, Here you'll always find a helping hand! (Did you know I had an Uncle Frank? I've never met him)
(Lookie, Mom, a cage of budgies! A swimming pool and donkey rides, oh Please!)
The camp with the extras
If you come to Bernie's You might think you're in Heaven! (It's all free, Mom!)
Here we have the winner, folks! Have you ever seen a lovelier pair?
What a shapely ankle! What a perfect shin!
If you could feel this silken thigh You'd know who has to win!
If you could feel this silken thigh You'd know
You don't know how much I've missed
To feel a man again,
To dance, to kiss
Your eyes reveal: You're lovely
This evening must pass slowly
Until we're one, my heart won't rest
Will Tommy share our happiness?
You don't know how much I've missed to feel a man again
To dance, to kiss
I'll be more than an uncle I'll be just like a Dad!
I will be a green coat too, And when I'm big I'll own a Holiday Camp!
A camp with a difference Always be good weather
When you come to Tommy's The holiday's forever!
I'm glad you like your Uncle Frank
He'll surely love you too
Just like a Dad
He's very nice
I think
Did he fight in the War?
When he's got his green coat on
I love him even more
Gotta feeling '51 is gonna be a good year
Especially if you and me see it out together
So you think that '51 is gonna be a good year
We'll marry now and see it out together
I have no reason to be over-optimistic
But somehow when you smile I can brave bad weather
What about the boy?
What about the boy, he saw it all!
You didn't hear it!
you didn't see it!
You won't say nothin' to no one Ever in your life
You never heard it!
How absurd it all seems, without any proof!
You didn't hear it!
you didn't see it!
You won't say nothin' to no one Ever in your life
You never heard it!
How absurd it all seems, without any proof!
You didn't hear it!
you didn't see it!
You never heard it, not a word of it!
You won't say nothin' to no one Never tell a soul what you know is the truth!
Now he is deaf
Now he is dumb
Now he is blind
The guilty are safe
But always accused by his empty eyes
Nothing to say
Nothing to hear
And nothing to see
Each sensation makes a note in his symphony
Sickness will surely take the mind Where minds can't usually go
Come on the amazing journey
And learn all you should know
A vague haze of delirium creeps up on him
Soaring and flying images spin
He is your leader, he is your guide
On the amazing journey
Together you'll ride
Sickness will surely take the mind Where minds can't usually go
Come on the amazing journey
And learn all you should know
His eyes are the eyes that transmit all he knows
The truth burns so bright it can melt winter snows
A towering shadow, so black and so high
A white sun burning the earth and the sky
Did you ever see the faces Of the children they get so excited
Waking up on Christmas morning Hours before the winter sun's ignited
They believe in dreams and all they mean Including Heaven's generosity
Peeping 'round the door to see what parcels are for free in curiosity
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is
He doesn't know who Jesus was Or what praying is
How can he be saved
From the eternal grave?
Tommy can you hear me?
Tommy
Tommy can you hear me?
Can you? Tommy can you hear me?
Can you hear me ?
How can he be saved?
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
Tommy can you hear me?
How can he be saved?
Surrounded by his friends he sits so silently and unaware of anything
Playing poxy pinball picks his nose He smiles, he cries, He pokes his tongue at everything
I believe in love but how can men who've never seen light be enlightened?
Only if he's cured will his spirit's future level ever heighten
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is
He doesn't know who Jesus was Or what praying is
How can he be saved
From the eternal grave?
You talk about your woman I wish you could see mine
Everytime she starts to love She brings eyesight to the blind
You know, her daddy gave her magic I can tell by the way she walks
Everytime she starts to shake The dumb begin to talk
She's got the power to heal you Never fear
Just one word from her lips And the deaf can hear
She's got the power to heal you Never fear
One word from her lips And the deaf can hear
If your child ain't all he should be now this girl will put him right
I'll show him what he could be now just give me one night!
I'm the Gypsy
The Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
I'm the Gypsy
and I'm guaranteed
To mend his aching heart
Give us a room
close the door
Leave us for a while
Your boy won't be a boy no more
Young, but not a child!
'Cause I'm the Gypsy
The Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
The Gypsy
and I'm guaranteed
To tear your soul apart
Gather your wits and hold on fast
Your mind must learn to roam
Just as the Gypsy Queen must do
You're gonna hit the road!
My work's began, now look at him
He's never been more alive
His head it shakes
His fingers clutch
Watch his body writhe!
I'm the Gypsy
The Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
I'm the Gypsy
I'm guaranteed
To break your little heart
If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl will put him right
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one more night!
I'm the Gypsy
The Acid Queen
Pay me before I start
I'm the Gypsy
I'm guaranteed
To tear his soul apart
Do you think it's alright
To leave the boy with Cousin Kevin ?
Do you think it's alright?
There's something 'bout him I don't really like
Do you think it's alright?
I think it's alright
Yes, I think it's alright
We're on our own, cousin
All alone, cousin
Let's think of a game to play
Now the grownups have all gone away
You won't be much fun
Being blind, deaf and dumb
But I've no one to play with today
Do you know how to play Hide and Seek?
To find me, it would take you a week!
But tied to that chair, You won't go anywhere
There's a lot I can do to a freak!
How would you feel if I turned on the bath
Ducked your head under and started to laugh?
Maybe a cigarette burn on your arm
Will change your expression to one of alarm
I'm the school bully
The classroom cheat
The nastiest play-friend
You ever could meet
I'll put glass in your dinner
and spikes in your seat
I'll drag you around by a lock of your hair
And give you a push
At the top of the stairs!
What would you do
If I shut you outside
To stand in the rain and
Catch cold, so you'd die ?
I'm the school bully
The classroom cheat
The nastiest play-friend
You ever could meet
I'll stick pins in your fingers
And tread on your feet
We're on our own, cousin
All alone, cousin
We've thought of some nice games to play
While the grownups has all gone away
You weren't too much fun 'cause you're blind, deaf and dumb
But I'd no one to play with today
Do you think it's alright
To leave the boy with Uncle Ernie?
Do you think it's alright?
He's had a few too many tonight
Do you think it's alright?
Yes, I think it's alright
I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie
I'm glad you won't see or hear me
As I fiddle about
fiddle about
Your mother left me here to mind you
And I'm doing exactly what I bleedin' well want to
Fiddling about
fiddling about
fiddle about
Down with your bedclothes
Up with your nightshirt
Fiddle about
fiddle about
You won't "shite"
As I fiddle "abite"
fiddle "abite"
Do you think it's alright
Leaving Tommy by the mirror?
You would think he had sight
Been staring half the night
Do you think it's alright?
I think it's alright
Yes, I think it's alright
Extra, Extra, Pinball bonanza!
Deaf dumb and blind kid makes the big game!
Saturday, the final, he faces the champ!
Extra
Pinball, the big time, a million in hand!
You can rule the world from a yacht in the bay!
Champagne flowing, you're popular, man!
Pinball
Let's play!
Tommy keeps on winning He's a millionaire
Momma's got a brand new Cadillac
Hurry to the show We're nearly on the air!
Extra
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 nothin' 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
Feelin' all the bumpers Always playin' 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 Got such a supple wrist!
How do you think he does it?
I don't know!
What makes him so good?
Well, he ain't got no distractions Can't hear no buzzers and bells
Don't see lights a-flashing He 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 can't beat me now I've always been the champ!
I know it's a trick No freak's gonna beat my hand!
He can beat my favorite table He can beat the best
His disciples lead him in And he just does the rest
He's got crazy flipper fingers I've never seen them 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 Got such a supple wrist!
He's a pinball wizard His score shoots even more!
A pinball wizard The world's new pinball lord!
He's scoring more!
I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him
To him!
Take one lady totally demandin'
Join the bank with at her commandin'
It's no fat and it's no lin
It's Rex Beans, fit for a queen
It's no fat and it's no lin
It's Rex Beans, fit for a queen
Today it rains champagne!
A son was born again!
A genius untamed!
A life of wealth and fame
Wealth and fame!
Champagne flowing down just like rain
Caviar breeakfasts every day
Merchant banks and yachts and ...
Servants and cars and private sand
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
They flock in, thousands strong
We'll just play along
A million in reserve
For love, a just deserve
Just deserve!
Birds and flowers and peacock's wings
Sequined gowns and birds that sing!
Private planes and fishing lanes
Bigger crowds and bigger, bigger, bigger takes
But what's it all worth?
What's it all worth when my son is blind?
He can't hear the music nor enjoy what I'm buying
His life is worthless, affecting mine
I'd pay any price to drive his plight
From my mind!
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
There's a man I've found, could bring us all joy!
There's a doctor I've found can cure the boy!
A doctor I've found can cure the boy!
There's a man I've found could remove his sorrow
He lives in this town, let's see him tomorrow
Let's see him tomorrow
He seems to be completely unreceptive
The tests I gave him showed no sense at all
His eyes react to light; the dials detect it
He hears but cannot answer to your call
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
There is no chance, no untried operation
All hope lies with him and none with me
Imagine though the shock from isolation
When he suddenly can hear and speak and see
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
His eyes can see, his ears can hear, his lips speak
All the time the needles flick and rock
No machine can give the kind of stimulation
Needed to remove his inner block
I often wonder what it is he's feeling
Has he ever heard a word I've said?
Look at him, now in the mirror dreaming
What is happening in his head?
I wish I knew
Tommy, can you see me?
Can I help to cheer you?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Can you feel me near you?
Tommy
Tommy, can you hear me?
Can you feel me near you?
Tommy, can you see me?
Can I help to cheer you?
Tommy
You don't answer my call with even a nod or a twitch
But you gaze at your own reflection
You don't seem to see me
But I think you can see yourself
How can the mirror affect you?
Can you hear me or do I surmise
That you fear me can you feel my temper rise
Rise
Do you hear or fear or do I smash the mirror?
I'm free
And freedom tastes of reality
I'm free
And I'm waiting for you to follow me
If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high
You'd laugh and say "Nothing's that simple"
But you've been told many times before Messiahs pointed to the door
And no one had the guts to leave the temple
I'm free
And I'm waiting for you to follow me
I'm free
And I'm waiting for you to follow me
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy
Mother
Father
Touch me
Feel me
Who am I ?
Where did I come from?
Have you known me?
Have you seen me?
Mother?
You're a hero!
You are famous!
You're a champion of the young!
You are rich, but it's so absurd to try to explain all the things you've done
You're a god, and you're loved
Thousands watch you play
Pinball! It's a fever!
And you're the master of the game!
And now that you're whole
You'll be champion of their very souls
Yes, I'm healed!
Delivered from silent darkness
No more locked doors
Or stifled screams
Pinball! What I see now before me
Is far beyond the game, beyond your wildest dreams!
Those who love me have a higher path to follow now
And you, dear mother, too
Must be prepared!
Extra! extra! Read all about it
The Pinball Wizard in a miracle cure
Extra! extra! Read all about it
Extra!
Right now, right now, story and pictures
Pinball bonanza, a mother's joy!
... to show times, lessons and actors
Extra!
Outside the house Mr. Simpson announced
That Sally couldn't go to the meeting
He went on cleaning his black Rolls Royce
And she ran inside weeping
She got to her room and tears splashed the picture
Of the new Messiah
She picked up a book of her father's life
And threw it on the fire!
She knew from the start deep down in her heart
That she and Tommy were worlds apart
But her mother said, "Never mind, your part is to be what you'll be"
The theme of the sermon was come unto me
Love will find a way
So Sally decided to ignore her dad
And sneak out anyway!
She spent all afternoon getting ready
Decided she'd try to touch him
Maybe he'd see that she was free
And talk to her this Sunday
She knew from the start Deep down in her heart
That she and Tommy were worlds apart,
But her mother said, "Never mind, your part...
Is to be what you'll be. "
She arrived at six and the place was swinging To gospel music by nine.
Group after group appeared on the stage And Sally just sat there crying.
She bit her nails looking pretty as a picture Right in the very front row
And then one of the people came on stage And shouted, "Here we go!"
The crowd went crazy as Tommy hit the stage!
Little Sally got lost as the police bossed The crowd back in a rage!
Your happy welcome is like a favor I must now return.
The darkness of my childhood past And flames of blood now burn.
The pinball game I play so well Reflects a way of life.
This meeting is just another game; Let's play to win, tonight!
She knew from the start Deep down in her heart
That she and Tommy were worlds apart
But her mother said, "Never mind, your part...
Is to be what you'll be. "
Her cheek hit a chair and blood trickled down, Mingling with her tears.
Try to walk the path I walked, Never mind the pain and fear.
Each one of you has freedom In your heart without my grace.
Let me see you raise your hands See joy upon your face!
The crowd went crazy As Tommy left the stage!
Little Sally was lost for the price of a touch
And a gash across her face, her pretty face! Ooooh.
Sixteen stitches put her right and her Dad said,
"Don't say I didn't warn yer. "
Sally got married to a rock musician She met in California.
Tommy always talks about the day The disciples all went wild!
Sally still carries a scar on her cheek To remind her of his smile.
While Tommy flies, the world is turning.
Life goes on for you and me
Our chief concern is money earning,
Why can't someone set us free?
Can't you feel him? Can't you feel him?
You'll feel me coming A new vibration
From afar you'll see me I'm a sensation.
I overwhelm as I approach you Make your lungs hold breath inside!
Lovers break caresses for me Love enhanced when I've gone by.
They worship me and all I touch Hazy eyed they catch my glance,
Pleasant shudders shake their senses My warm momentum throws their stance.
You'll feel me coming A new vibration
From afar you'll see me I'm a sensation.
Soon you'll see me can't you feel me I'm coming...
Send your troubles dancing I know the answer I'm coming...
I'm a sensation.
I leave a trail of rooted people Mesmerised by just the sight,
The few I touched now are disciples Love as One I Am the Light...
Come to my house, Be one of the comfortable people.
Come to this house, We're drinking all night, Never sleeping.
Milkman come in! And you, baker,
Little old lady, welcome, And you, shoemaker.
Come to this house, Into this house!
Come to this house, Be one of us.
Make this your house, Be one of us.
You can help To collect some more in.
Young and old people, Let's get them all in.
Ask along that man with a big red carnation
Bring every single person From Victoria Station.
Go into that hospital, And bring the nurses and patients.
Everybody go home and fetch their relations.
Come to this house, Be one of the comfortable people.
Lovely bright home, We're drinking all night never sleeping.
Hullo, Tommy, there's more at the door.
There's more at the door. There's more at the door.
We need more room, Build an extension.
A colorful palace, Spare no expense, now!
Come to me now! Come to me now!
To raise your weary spirits high, My son will teach your silent hearts
To talk!
Every home will have his picture. Pilgrims all will touch his hand.
Pinball tables, gold and silver, Altars to the Master's plan!
Rio, Paris, New York, London. Moscow, Peking, Tokyo, the world
A Tommy Camp in every city, Millions flocking in like sheep.
What they want ain't cheap, 's a pity. But who am I to upset their dreams?
These pricy gips don't teach us! Your freedom doesn't reach us!
Enlightenment escapes us! Awareness doesn't shape us!
How can all this trivia Take us to the goal you reached?
We came here to be like you, To find the world you've reached
These pricy gips don't teach us! Your freedom doesn't reach us!
How can all this trivia Take us to the goal you reached?
We came here to be like you, To find the world you've reached!
Welcome to the camp! I guess you all know why we're here.
My name is Tommy, and I became aware this year.
If you want to follow me, You've got to play pinball.
So put in your earplugs, Put on your eyeshades,
You know where to put the cork!
Hey you, gettin' drunk, So sorry, I've got you sussed.
Hey, you, smokin' mother nature, You missed the bus.
Hey, hung up old Mister Normal, Don't try to gain my trust.
'Cos you ain't gonna follow me Any of those ways,
Although you think you must!
Now you can't hear me, Your ears are truly sealed!
You can't speak either, 'Cos your mouth is filled
You can't see nothing, And pinball completes the scene.
Here come willing helpers
To guide you to Your very own machine!
We're not gonna take it. We're not gonna take it.
We're not gonna take it, Never did and never will,
We don't have to take it.
Gonna break it! Gonna shake it!
Let's forget it better still!
Don't want no religion, As far as we can tell!
We ain't gonna take you, Never did and never will!
We forsake you, Gonna rape you,
Let's forget you better still!
Listening to you I get the music. Gazing at you I get the heat.
Following you I climb the mountain. I get excitement at your feet!
Right behind you I see the millions. On you I see the glory.
From you I get opinions. From you I get the story.
Listening to you I get the music. Gazing at you I get the heat.
Following you I climb the mountain. I get excitement at your feet!
Right behind you I see the millions. On you I see the glory.
From you I get opinions. From you I get the story.
Right behind you I see the millions. On you I see the glory.