Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Pretending I'm doing well My need is such I pretend too much I'm lonely, but no one can tell. Oh yes, I'm the great pretender Adrift in a world of my own I play the game, but to my real shame You've left me to dream all alone. $ Too real is this feeling of make-believe Too real when I feel what my hear can't conceal. Yes, I'm the great pretender Just laughing and gay like a clown I seem to be what I'm not, you see I'm wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you're still around. dal $egno al fine
*Auch nach 65 Jahren war der Titel dieses Songs in den USA noch präsent - und sei es nur in der Karikatur: