With a Little Bit of Luck With a Little Bit of Luck "With a Little Bit of Luck" is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956 Broadway play "My Fair Lady". It was sung by Stanley Holloway as Alfred P. Doolittle in both the original stage and film versions. It is sung by Eliza's bin man father, Alfred P. Doolittle and is about a list of everyday situations which one finds themselves in, and a desire to take the easy way out as "With a Little Bit of Luck" one's fate might change, thus avoiding any responsibility. The song
The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits spring of 1964, "The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies". This same pairing was also released as two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution in 2000. The Collectables CD was included in a box set entitled "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1", which contains 17 of his studio albums and three compilations and was released on June 26, 2001. "Billboard" magazine wrote, "A sure-fire winner results from the combination of Andy Williams and selections from "My Fair Lady" during the season when the Warner Bros. film treatment of the Broadway hit musical will