Pretend-artist: nat king cole-peak billboard position #2 in 1953-competing versions charted by ralph marterie (6) and eileen barton (#17)-also charted by tab smith in 1957 (#89)-also charted in 1959 by carl mann (#57)-words and music by lew douglas, cliff parman, and frank laverepretend you're happy when you're blueit isn't very hard to doand you'll find happiness without an endwhenever you pretendremember anyone can dreamand nothing's bad as it may seemthe little things you haven't gotcould be a lot if you pretendyou'll find a love you can shareone you can call all your ownjust close your eyes, she'll be thereyou'll never be aloneand if you sing this melodyyou'll be pretending just like methe world is mine, it can be yours, my friendso why don't you pretend?<instrumental interlude>and if you sing this melodyyou'll be pretending just like methe world is mine, it can be yours, my friendso why don't you pretend?transcribed by robin hood