COMIN' IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER
(Jimmy McHugh / Harold Adamson)

The Song Spinners

Also recorded by : Ambrose; Gene Autry; Eddie Cantor; Ry Cooder;
Bing Crosby; Anita Ellis; Four Vagabonds; Michael Gets; 
Golden Gate Quartet; Phil Heywood; Eli Radish; Lisa Richard;
Raymond Scott & His Orch.; Anne Shelton; Frank Sinatra; 
Mews Small; Joseph Spence; Bea Wain.


Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Though there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer

What a show, what a fight
Yes we really hit our target for tonight

How we sing as we limp through the air
Oh. Look below, there's our field over there
With our full crew aboard
And our trust in the Lord
We're comin' in on a wing and a prayer

One of our planes was missing
Two hours overdue
One of our planes was missing
With all it's gallant crew
The radio sets were humming
They waited for a word
Then a voice broke through the humming
And this is what they heard:

Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer
Thought there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer.

What a show, what a fight
Yes we really hit our target for tonight

Now we sing as we limp through the air
Oh. Look below, there's our field over there
With our full crew aboard
And our trust in the Lord
We're comin' in on a wing and a prayer

Though there's one motor gone
We can still carry on
Comin' in on a wing and a prayer


(Contributed by Bill Huntley - January 2005)