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It’s a Boy
(Pete Townshend)
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
You Didn’t Hear It
(Pete Townshend)
I’ve got a feeling twenty one
Is going to be a good year
Especially if you and me
See it in together
So you think 21 is going to be a good year
It could be for me and her
But you and her – no never
I had no reason to be over optimistic
But somehow when you smiled
I could 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 nothing to no one
Ever in your life
You never heard it
Oh, 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 nothing to no one
Never tell a soul
What you know is the Truth
Christmas
(Pete Townshend)
Did you ever see the faces of 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 heavens generosity
Peeping round the door
To see what parcels are for free
In curiosity
And Tommy doesn’t know what day it is
Doesn’t know who Jesus was or what praying is
How can he be saved
From the eternal grave
Surrounded by his friends he sits so silently
And unaware of everything
Playing poxy pin ball
Picks his nose and smiles and
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 spirits future level ever heighten
And Tommy doesn’t know what day it is
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 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
Tommy can you hear me
How can he be saved
Do You Think It’s Alright
(Pete Townshend)
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
D’you think it’s alright
I think it’s alright
Yes I think it’s alright
The Acid Queen
(Pete Townshend)
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 before we start
I’m the Gypsy
The acid queen
I’ll tear your soul apart
Give us a room and close the door
Leave us for a while
Your boy won’t be a boy no more
Young, but not a child
I’m the Gypsy
The acid queen
Pay before we start
I’m the Gypsy
The acid queen
I’ll 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 is done 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 before we start
I’m the Gypsy
I’m guaranteed
To break your little heart
There’s a Doctor I’ve Found
(Pete Townshend)
There’s a doctor I’ve found
Could bring us all joy
There’s a doctor I’ve found could cure the boy
There’s a doctor I’ve found could cure the boy
There’s a man I’ve found could remove his sorrow
He lives in this town let’s see him tomorrow
He lives in this town let’s see him tomorrow
Go to the Mirror Boy
(Pete Townshend)
He seems to be completely unreceptive
The tests I gave him show 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 hear
His ears can see 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
Go to the mirror boy
Go to the mirror boy
I often wonder what 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
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 the opinions
From you I get the story
What is happening in his head
Ooooh I wish I knew, I wish I knew
Tommy Can You Hear Me
(Pete Townshend)
Tommy can you hear me
Can you feel me near you
Tommy can you feel me
Can I help to cheer you
Smash the Mirror
(Pete Townshend)
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
Do you hear or fear or
Do I smash the mirror
Do you hear of fear or
Do I smash the mirror
SMASH
I’m Free
(Pete Townshend)
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
Messiahs pointed to the door
And no one had the guts to leave the temple
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
How can we follow
How can we follow
Welcome
(Pete Townshend)
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 shoe maker
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
Lets get them all in
Come to this house
Into this house
Ask along that man who’s wearing a carnation
Bring every single person from Victoria Station
Go into that hospital
And bring nurses and patients
Everybody go home and fetch their relations
Come to this house
Be one of the comfortable people
Lovely bright home
Drinking all night never sleeping
We need more room
Build an extension
A colourful palace
Spare no expense now
Come to this house
Be one of us
Come into this house
Be one of us
Come to this house
Into this house
Welcome
Holiday Camp
(Pete Townshend)
Good morning Campers
I’m your Uncle Ernie
And I’ll 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
We’re Not Gonna Take It
(Pete Townshend)
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 caulk
Hey you getting drunk, so sorry
I’ve got you sussed
Hey you smoking Mother Nature
This is a bust
Hey hung up old 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
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’re not gonna take it
Gonna break it, gonna shake it
Let’s forget it better still
Now you can’t hear me
Your ears are truly sealed
You can’t speak either
Your mouth is filled
You can’t see nothing
And pinball completes the scene
Here comes Uncle Ernie 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
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 rape you
Let’s forget you better still
See me
Feel me
Touch me
Heal me
Listening to you
I get the music
Gazing at you
I get the heat
Following you
I climb the mountains
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
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