A popular song from 1955.
Words and music by Buck Ram.
Arranged by Dick Kent.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Oh, yes, I’m the great pretender
Pretendin’ I’m doin’ 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 heart can’t conceal
Oh, yes, I’m the great pretender
Just laughin’ and gay like a clown
I seem to be what I’m not, you see
I’m wearin’ my heart like a crown
Pretendin’ that you’re still aroun’
Sung here by Vancha March: