Circa 1943
Lyric by Harold Adamson, Music by Jimmy McHugh

Coming In On a Wing and a Prayer

One of our planes was missing, two hours over due.
One of our planes was missing, with all its gallant crew.
The radio sets were humming, they waited for a word;
Then a voice broke thru the humming and this is what they heard:

Chorus:
"Com-in' In On A Wing And A Prayer
Com-in' In On A Wing And A Prayer
Tho' there's one motor gone, we can still carry on,
Com-in' 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 thru the air
Look below, there's our field over there

With our full crew aboard and our trust in the Lord
we're Com-in' In On A Wing And A Prayer.