Ry Cooder & David Lindley - "Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer"

                              live at "Soundstage "Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.  November 16,1978
                                                 

         "Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer" (album Boomer Story)

"Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer" is a World War II song with lyrics by Harold Adamson and music by Jimmy McHugh, published in 1943 by Robbins Music Corp.The lyrics tell of a bomber aircraft and its crew returning from a mission. The mission has been a success ("we really hit our target for tonight"), but the aircraft was damaged in combat and has lost one engine: nevertheless, the crew is unharmed and in good spirits as it limps towards its home airfield, "on a wing and a prayer". The song was recorded by the Song Spinners for Decca Records, reaching number one on the Billboard pop chart on July 2, 1943 (Wikipedia)