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Comin’ In On a Wing and a Prayer – 1943 Sheet Music
Comin’ In On a Wing and a Prayer – 1943 Sheet Music
Comin’ In On a Wing and a Prayer – 1943 Sheet Music

Comin’ In On a Wing and a Prayer – 1943 Sheet Music

$ 3.63

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Instrument: Piano
  • Condition: This sheet music was printed in 1943; it is 78+ years old. There is a partial price tag (near the airplane’s right engine). The lower right corner was bent under; it will likely lay flat with pressure and time.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Format: Sheet Music
  • Genre: Musicals

    Description

    This is the sheet music for the World War II hit song “Comin’ In On a Wing and a Prayer,” (lyrics by Harold Adamson; music by Jimmy McHugh). It contains four pages; a photo of Eddie Cantor is also on the cover. It measures approximately 9 x 12 inches.
    NOTE: Photo #3 illustrates how great sheet music looks matted and framed!
    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.
    "Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer" was the only song with a war connection to appear in the top 20 best-selling songs of 1943 in the United States (although record sales in this period were heavily affected by a recording ban).