Roy Clark performs "The Great Pretender",on The Jimmy Dean Show.
"The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram,the Platters' manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. "The Great Pretender" reached the number one position on both the R&B and pop charts in 1956.It also reached the UK charts peaking at number 5.
Country singer Roy Clark performed a comedy routine in which he sings the song with comic sound effects, odd guitar strokes, and occasional segues into other, different songs
The Great Pretender lyrics
Oh oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
My need is such I pretend too much
I'm lonely but no one can tellOh oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Adrift in a world of my own
I've played the game but to my real shame
You've left me to grieve all aloneToo real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't concealYes I'm the great pretender
Just laughin' 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 aroundToo real is this feeling of make believe
Too real when I feel what my heart can't conceal
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