Record Date: February 14, 1976<br />Record Location: London, UK<br />Performed By: Cliff Richard (vocals), The Barrie Guard Orchestra (all music), Tony Burrows (backing vocals), Chas Mills (backing vocals), Nick Curtis (backing vocals), Russell Stone (backing vocals)<br /><br />LYRICS<br /><br />The record man said'don't let it go to your head, I'm gonna make you a star'<br />If you've got it, use it, but don't abuse it, gave me money from an old fruit jar<br />To exercise my delight, I went out that night and shook the town the way I knew<br />How<br />So mama please don't worry about me, I'm nearly famous now<br />Six months later I'm a cool operator, and I know my way around<br />The record man sighed, he really tried, but he couldn't get it off the ground<br />But that don't bother me now 'cause I've got a friend who's gotta friend who<br />Really knows how<br />So mama please don't worry about me, I'm nearly famous now<br />Still hanging on, still hanging on, hang on<br />I met this real live walking, self-styled, self-assured, slow talking bore<br />I thought I'd play him along, give him a song, to keep the doom dust away from<br />My door<br />But I didn't do what he wanted me to, but it didn't seem to matter somehow<br />So mama please don't worry about me, I'm nearly famous now<br />Still hanging on, still hanging on, hang on<br />Six months later I'm a part time waiter, but that didn't last long<br />I stretched and squeezed at words I'd never heard to write a song<br />And when it finally came, it sounded the same as a tune I'd heard before<br />Somehow<br />But mama please don't worry about me, I'm nearly famous now<br />Still hanging on.<br />Still hanging on.<br /><br />Songwriters: Michael Allison / Peter Sills
