January 15, The Great Pretender – A song for George Santos (R) New York

January 15, The Great Pretender (1) A song for George Santos (R) New York

 

Oh yes, I’m the great pretender,

Pretending that I’m a success.

My need’s so great, I prevaricate.

I’m caught, now my life is a mess.

 

Oh yes, I’m the great pretender.

For me, normal rules don’t apply.

My history was a mystery;

Now it’s been exposed as a lie.

 

So real is my feeling of make believe,

So real, no big deal, though the facts I conceal.

 

Oh yes, I’m the great pretender;

I laugh as my life comes unwound.

I’ve claimed to be what I’m not, you see

Now you’ve seen my yacht run aground.

A king that’s just been uncrowned.

 

So real is my feeling of make believe,

My spiel isn’t real, as the press has revealed.

Oh yes, I’m the great pretender,

Just laughing and gay, like a clown. (2)

I’ve claimed to be what I’m not, you see.

A king with no clothes and no crown,

And now, I’ll be run out of town. (out of town.)

 

  • Sing to “The Great Pretender,” first recorded by the Platters in 1955. Words and music by Buck Ram, their manager.
  • George Santos really does seem to be gay. Almost everything else in his resume’ seems fictional.