Эдит и Леонид Утесовы , Anne Shelton"Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer" was censored in many broadcastings during WW II because of its almost blasphemous mix of religious words and a foxtrot melodyOne of our planes was missingTwo hours overdueOne of our planes was missingWith all its gallant crewThe radio sets were hummingWe waited for a wordThen a noise brokeThrough the humming and this is what we heardComin' in on a wing and a prayerComin' in on a wing and a prayerThough there's one motor goneWe can still carry onComin' in on a wing and a prayerWhat a show, what a fight, boysWe really hit our target for tonightHow we sing as we limp through the airLook below, there's our field over thereWith just one motor goneWe can still carry onComin' in on a wing and a prayerAdamson and McHugh wrote several patriotic songs in World War II and were awarded the Presidential Certificate of Merit by President Harry Truman.The phrase hit a chord with the public and there are many references to it in US newspapers from 1943 onwards. It was taken up by Hollywood and a film - Wing and a Prayer - was released in 1944.The allusion to a strcken aircraft limping home was probably influenced by the earlier term 'winging it', which refers to actors struggling through parts that they have recently learned in the wings of a theatre.The phrase is sometimes given mistakenly as "on a whim and a prayer", or "on a wink and a prayer" .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca1lUIWpnFk