Lyrics Half a Chance - Gerry Rafferty
Goin'
down
a
dusty
road,
I
turned
my
head
âround
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
âHip
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
âThe
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
âHip
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
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