GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF MY LIFE
(Petri Oscar Anderle / Roberto Sandro Sanchez / R.I Allen)


Nancy Wilson - 1971
Shirley Bassey - 1972
Loleatta Holloway - 1978
Rowetta - 2005

Also recorded by: 
Varla Jean Merman; Marivic Cabrera-Isami; Giselle Martin.


Tonight I gave the greatest performance of my life
I never lost control, I played the part so well
That not a single soul could tell that I was lying

And so, though it was hard to face our friends, I gave a party
I know I meant to show them all I've gotten over you
And though I saw the unbelieving looks on all their faces
I had to try to make them think that it was true

So I who hardly dance, danced through the night, just like a gypsy
And I who seldom drink, drank like a fish till I was high
And I who hadn't laughed since God knows when, outlaughed Pagliacci
Till they believed it more than even I

Tonight I gave the greatest performance of my life
I never lost control, I played the part so well
That not a single soul could tell that I was lying

But love, if you had been behind the curtain when it fell
When all the lights were out and I was all alone
You would have seen this actress crying

Yes, tonight I gave the greatest performance of my life
I never lost control, I played the part so well
That not a single soul could tell that I was lying

But love, if you had been behind the curtain when it fell
When all the lights were out and I was all alone
You would have seen this actress crying 






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - October 2015)