Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer.

Seq- Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar- Bunty Pritchard Jones. July 2000.

Over the dim lit flare~path,
an anxious silence reigned,

Scanning the blue horizon,
Our anxious eyes were strained.

The radio sets were humming,
they waited for a word:

Then a voice broke through the humming,
and this is what they heard.

Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,

Though there's one motor gone,
we can still carry on,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r.

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

How we sing as we limp through the air,
Look below, there's our field over there,

With a full crew aboard and our trust in the Lord,
We're comin' in on a wing and a pray'r.

Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,

Though there's one motor gone,
we can still carry on,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r.

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

How we sing as we limp through the air,
Look below, there's our field over there,

With a full crew aboard and our trust in the Lord,
We're comin' in on a wing and a pray'r.

Listening, watching, hoping was all that we could do,
Waiting for J. for Jimmy and all the gallant crew.

Then over our longing vision,
a dim grey shadow fell,

And, like music, came the message,
that told us all was well.

Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,

Though there's one motor gone,
we can still carry on,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r.

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

How we sing as we limp through the air,
Look below, there's our field over there,

With a full crew aboard and our trust in the Lord,
We're comin' in on a wing and a pray'r.

Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r,

Though there's one motor gone,
we can still carry on,
Coming in on a wing and a pray'r.

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

How we sing as we limp through the air,
Look below, there's our field over there,

With a full crew aboard and our trust in the Lord,
We're comin' in on a wing and a pray'r.

Soft karaoke
Words
bassoon
piano2
pizzicato
synth strings1
synth brass
choir aahs
synth voice
baritone sax
trombone
loud glok
timpani
Coming In On A Wing and a Prayer
Wartime Version 1943
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Original Words by Harold Adamson
Revised words by Frederick Day
The score for this song is very old
somewhat faded, and depicts a
Wellington Bomber in flight.
57,000 lives were lost in Bomber Command during the 39-45 war
and in the latter part of his life
Air Chief Marshall
Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris
had to take a lot of stick from many who
had not lived through those days.
At the age of 91 he made an after dinner speech in a
certain place, which was of such quality
that the Guild of Professional Toastmasters
named him as After Dinner Speaker of the year.
This MIDI is dedicated to all the
men of Bomber Command who lived
and died in those awful times.
Research by Doug Grierson
Sequenced by Dr. James Pitt-Payne in London UK
Karaoke by
Bunty Pritchard Jones
Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer 1943 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 17 July 2000

Coming In On A Wing and a Prayer 1943 Jimmy McHugh