Original subtitles

Captain Walker didn't come home His unborn child will never know him

He's 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

It's a boy, Mrs. Walker

It's a boy

A son

A son

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 - Did you know I had an Uncle Frank?

- You'll always find a helping hand - I've never met him

Lookie, Mom, a cage of budgies Swimming pool and donkey rides

- Oh, please - A camp with the extras

I'm in Chateau Number 11

-it's all free, Morn - When you come to Bernie's

You might think you're in heaven

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 lonely

This evening must pass slowly

Until we're one

My heart won't rest

Will Tommy share our happiness?

- Of course he will I'll make him smile - You don't know

- I'll take him out to cinemas and fairs - How much I've missed

To feel a man again To dance, to kiss

Football and cricket Never been a happier lad

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 - When he's got his green coat on

- I love him even more - I love him even more

Got a feeling '51 's Going to be a good year

Especially if you and me See it out together

So you think that '51 ls gonna be a good year

We'll marry now And see it out together

I have no reason To be overoptimistic

But somehow when you smile

I can brave bad weather

What about the boy?

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 they know

The truth burns so bright It can melt winter snow

A towering shadow So black and so high

A white sun burning The Earth and the sky

Tommy.

Did you ever see the faces Of the children?

They get so excited

Waking up on Christmas morning

Hours before The winter's 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, can you hear me?

Tommy?

Tommy, can you hear me?

Tommy, can you hear me?

- Can you--? Can you hear me? - Tommy, 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?

Tommy, can you hear me?

How can he be saved?

Surrounded by his friends He sits so silently

And unaware of anything

Crazy-eyed he 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

You talk about your woman

I wish you could see mine

Every time she starts to love

She brings eyesight to the blind

Oh, yeah

You know, Her daddy gave her magic

I can tell by the way she walks

You know, Her daddy gave her magic

I can tell by the way she walks

Every time she starts to shake

The dumb begin to talk

Talk, talk, talk

She's got the power to heal you

Never fear

She has 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

She's got the power to heal you

Never fear

One word from her lips And the deaf can hear

Yeah

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

You 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 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 begun 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 all right

To leave the boy With Cousin Kevin?

Do you think it's all right?

There's something 'bout him I don't really like

Do you think it's all right?

I think it's all right Yes, I think it's all right

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

Would 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 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 Had 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 all right

To leave the boy with Uncle Ernie?

Do you think it's all right?

He's had a few too many tonight

Do you think it's all right?

Yes, I think it's all right Yes, I think it's all right

I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie I'm glad you won't see or hear me

As I fiddle about, 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, Fiddle about

You won't shite as I fiddle abite

Fiddle abite, fiddle abite Fiddle abite

Do you think it's all right

Leaving Tommy by the mirror?

You would think he had sight

Been staring half the night

Do you think it's all right?

I think it's all right Yes, I think it's all right

Extra, extra Pinball bonanza

Deaf, dumb and blind kid Makes the big game

Saturday, the final He faces the champ

Extra, extra

Pinball, big time A million in hand

You can rule the world From a yacht in the bay

Champagne flowing You're a popular man

Pinball, let's play

Tommy keeps on winning He's a millionaire

Mama's got a brand-new Cadillac

Hurry to the show We're nearly on the air

Extra, extra

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 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 every trick

No freak's gonna beat my hand

Even on my usual 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 him 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 He scores a trillion more

A pinball wizard The world's new pinball lord

He's scoring more

He's scoring more

I thought I was The Bally table king

But I just handed My pinball crown to him

To him

To him

Take one lady totally demanding

Join the banquet At her commanding

Eat no fat and eat no lean

Eat Rex Beans Fit for a queen

Eat no fat and eat no lean

Eat 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 breakfasts every day

Merchant banks And yachts at Cannes

Servants and cars And private sand

See me

Feel me

Touch me

Heal me

See me

Feel me

Touch me

Heal me

Heal me

They flock in, thousands strong

We'll just play along

A million in reserve

For a love A just deserve

Just deserve

Francs and dollars And peacock's wings

Sequined gowns And birds that sing

Private planes And fishing lakes

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

Pd 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 dial's detected

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? - What is happening in his head?

- What is happening in his head? - What is happening in his head?

- I wish I knew - I wish I knew

- I wish I knew - I wish I knew

Tommy, can you see me?

Can I hope to cheer you?

Tommy, can you hear me?

Can you feel me near you?

Oh, Tommy?

Tommy?

Tommy?

Tommy, can you hear me?

Can you feel me near you?

Oh, Tommy, can you see me?

Can I help to cheer you?

Oh, Tommy

Tommy

Tommy

Tommy?

Tommy

Tommy

Tommy

Tommy

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, rise, rise

Rise, rise, rise

Rise, rise, rise

Rise, rise, rise

Do you hear or fear or

Do I smash the mirror?

Do you hear or fear or

Do I smash the mirror?

I'm free

I'm free

And freedom

Tastes of reality

I'm free

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

Messiah's pointed to the door

No one had the guts To leave the temple

I'm free

I'm free

And I'm waiting

For you to follow me

I'm free

I'm free

And I'm waiting

For you to follow me

Tommy, can you hear me?

Tommy, can you hear me?

Tommy, can you hear me?

Tommy, can you hear me?

Tommy?

Tommy?

Tommy?

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 adored 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

ls far beyond a 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, extra

Right now, right now Story and pictures

Pinball bonanza A mother's joy

World tours, show times Lessons and lectures

Extra, extra

Outside the house Mr. Simpson announced

That Sally couldn't go To the meeting

He went on cleaning His black Rolls-Royce

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

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

She and Tommy were worlds apart

But her mother said never mind

Your part is to be What you'll be

She arrived at 6 And the place was swinging

To gospel music by 9

Group after group appeared On the stage

But Sally just sat there sighing

She bit her nails Looking pretty as a picture

Right in the very front row

And then one of the faithful 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 passed

And flames of love 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

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 walk 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

A gash across her face

Her pretty face

Sixteen stitches put her right And her dad said

Don't say I didn't warn ya

Sally got married To a rock musician

Who came from California

Tommy always talks about the day

The disciples all went wild

Sally still carries the scar On her cheek

To remind her of his smile

She knew from the start Deep down in her heart

She and Tommy were worlds apart

But her mother said never mind

Your part is to be What you'll be

While Tommy flies The world is turning

Life goes on for you and me

Our chief concern ls money-earning

Why can't someone set us free?

Can't you feel him?

Can't you feel him?

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'm a sensation

I overwhelm as I approach you

Make your lungs hold breath inside

Grounded angels Your wings are broken

Time to mend and learn to fly

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

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 coming

I'm a sensation

You'll feel me coming

A new vibration

From afar you'll see me

I'm a sensation

I'm a sensation

I leave a trail of rooted people

Mesmerized by just the sight

The few I touched Now are disciples

Love as one I am the light

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 coming

And you, baker

Little old lady, welcome

And you, shoemaker

Come to this house

Into this house

- Come to this house - Come to this house

- Be one of us - Be one of us

- Make this your house - Make this your house

- Be one of us - Be one of us

You can help To collect some more in

Young and old people Let's get them all in

Come to this house

Into this house

Ask along that man With the big, red carnation

Bring every single person From Victoria Station

Go into a hospital And bring the nurses and patients

Everyone 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

Hold on, Tommy. There's more at the door.

They'll come through the floor.

There's more at the door

There's more at the door

There's more at the door

There's more at the door

There's more at the door There's more at the door

There's more at the door There's more

We need more room

Build an extension

A colorful palace

Spare no expense, now

Come to me now

Come to me now

Welcome.

Welcome.

Welcome.

He'll 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 It's a pity

But who am I To upset their dreams?

Good morning, converts.

I'm your brother Ernie...

...and I welcome you to Tommy's Holiday Camp.

The camp with the difference. Never mind the weather.

When you come to Tommy's...

...the holiday's forever.

Welcome.

Get your Tommy T-shirts and your stickers...

...and your Tommy mirrors to smash!

Don't rush. Keep steady. Have your money ready.

Buy your way to heaven. That comes to one pound, seven.

Bless your heart. Buy his shades and earplugs here.

Keep in line. I've got a huge supply.

Get your Tommy records. You can really hear him talk.

Tommy pics and badges, half a nicker for the cork.

Keep in line, playmates!

You lucky people!

The camp with the difference, so never mind the weather.

When you come to Tommy's, the holiday's forever.

These pricey deals 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

And find the world you've reached

These pricey deals 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

And 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

And put in your earplugs Put on your eyeshades

You know where to put the cork

Hey, you, gettin' drunk

So sorry

I got you sussed

Hey, you, smokin' mother nature

You missed the bus

Hey, old hung-up Mr. Normal

Don't try to gain my trust

'Cause 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

'Cause your mouth is filled

You can't see nothin'

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

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

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

We're not gonna take it

Never did and never will

Don't want no religion

And as far as we can tell

We ain't gonna take you

Never did and never will

We're not gonna take you

We forsake you

Gonna break you

Let's forget you

Better still

See me

Feel me

Touch me

Hear me

See me

Feel me

Hear me

See me

Feel me

Touch me

Hear me

See me

Feel me

Touch me

Hear me

Hear me

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

Oh, 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

Oh, 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