Half a Chance — текст песни (Gerry Rafferty)

Goin` down a dusty road, I turned my head �round
Looking for somewhere to go, a place to lay my head down
Check into a small hotel and there before my eyes
Stood a man with a trumpet in his hand
Trying to make the people understand, he stops and sighs and says

"Half a chance
Give the singers half a chance and they`ll sing and dance through the night
Lend an ear, please
And the band will play the things you`ll want to hear
There`s no doubt
That before tonight is over you`ll scream and shout �Hip hooray!`
In the meantime
There is only one more thing I`d like to say"

Spoke about the well-known faces appearing in the show
Star attraction of the evening would be Billy with his big banjo
But first of all, a sweet little lady who`d have us all screamin` for more
Lily, the striptease queen with the biggest pair you`ve ever seen.

Down and down
Went her long black stockings and, as they hit the ground, the boys went mad
Everyone agreed
That it was the greatest time they`d ever had
On and on
Now the night was nearly over except for Billy and his big banjo
Billy sang a song called �The Truckdriver Man`
And we joined in for a chorus or two and then I went to bed.

"Half a chance
Give the singers half a chance and they`ll sing and dance through the night
Lend an ear, please
And the band will play the things you`ll want to hear
There`s no doubt
That before tonight is over you`ll scream and shout �Hip hooray!`
In the meantime
There is only one more thing I`d like to say"



Electric Guitar: Alan Parker
Piano: Tom Parker
Bass: Gary Taylor
Drums: Henry Spinetti
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Gerry Rafferty / Joe Egan