With a Little Bit of Luck   (Stanley Holloway) - STING 21717   (Paul Bristow)

 (Opener): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE:

The Lord above gave man an arm of iron

 - So he could do his job and never shirk
The Lord above gave man an arm of iron - but

- ALLEMANDE LEFT your Corner WEAVE THE RING
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck

 - With a little bit - you SWING and PROMENADE
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck

 - Someone else will do the blinkin' work

 (Figure): Well now the HEADS PROMENADE and travel HALFWAY

 - walk in and PASS THE OCEAN there and then - RECYCLE ‘round you do - the CENTRES PASS THRU

SWING THRU and then the BOYS you RUN - BOYS CIRCULATE

GIRLS you TRADE - HALF TAG - SCOOTBACK and SWING your CORNER lady PROMENADE

With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck

 - With a little bit of bloomin' luck

 (Middle Break): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE

The gentle sex was made for man t' marry

 - To share his nest and see his food is cooked
The gentle sex was made for man t' marry - but

- ALLEMANDE LEFT your Corner WEAVE THE RING

You can have it all and not get hooked

(Closer): SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE:

A man was made to help support his children

 - Which is the right and proper thing to do
A man was made to help support his children - but

- ALLEMANDE LEFT your Corner WEAVE THE RING

They'll go out and start supporting you

 (Tag): SWING your Girl

With - a - lit-tle - bit - of - bloom-in' - luck 

ORIGINAL LYRICS:

The Lord above gave man an arm of iron
So he could do his job and never shirk
The Lord above gave man an arm of iron - but
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
Someone else will do the blinkin' work

With a little bit, with a little bit
With a little bit of luck you'll never work

The Lord above made liquor for temptation
To see if man could turn away from sin
The Lord above made liquor for temptation - but
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
When temptation comes you'll give right in

Oh you can walk the straight and narrow
But with a little bit of luck you'll run amok

The gentle sex was made for man t' marry
To share his nest and see his food is cooked
The gentle sex was made for man t' marry - but
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
You can have it all and not get hooked

They're always throwing goodness at you
But, with a little bit of luck a man can duck

With a little bit, with a little bit
With a little bit of luck you won't get hooked
With a little bit, with a little bit
With a little bit of bloomin' luck

The Lord above made man to help his neighbour
No matter where on land or sea or foam
The Lord above made man to help his neighbor - but
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
WHEN HE COMES AROUND YOU WON'T BE HOME!!

A man was made to help support his children
Which is the right and proper thing to do
A man was made to help support his children
But, with a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
They'll go out and start supporting you

Oh it's a crime for man to go philanderin'
And fill his wife's poor heart with grief and doubt
Oh it's a crime for man to go philanderin' - but
With a little bit of luck, with a little bit of luck
You can see the bloodhound don't find out

With - a - lit-tle - bit - of - bloom-in' – luck