Have a Cigar

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"Have a Cigar"
Single by Pink Floyd
from the album Wish You Were Here
ReleasedNovember 1975 (US)
StudioAbbey Road, London
GenreProgressive rock
Songwriter(s)Roger Waters

"Have a Cigar" is the third song on Wish You Were Here, an album by Pink Floyd. It was released in 1975. In some places, the song was sold as a single. Roger Waters wrote the song. The lyrics of the song are Waters' opinions on the greed and cynicism of people who managed rock bands at the time.

Roy Harper, an English singer, sang the lyrics on the song. It is one of three Pink Floyd songs that has a guest singer as the main vocalist. The other two songs are "The Great Gig in the Sky" with Clare Torry and "Hey Hey Rise Up" with Andriy Khlyvnyuk.