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Act Naturally
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Act Naturally
words and music by
John Bright "Johnny" Russell & Voni Morrison

Number 1 country song from 1963 for Buck Owens
Top 40 Song for The Beatles in 1964

They're gonna put me in the movies.
They're gonna make a big star out of me.
We'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely,
and all I gotta do is act naturally.

Well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star.
Might win an Oscar you can never tell.
The movies gonna make me a big star,
'cause I can play the part so well.

I hope you come and see me in the movies.
Then I know that you will plainly see,
the biggest fool that ever hit the big time,
and all I gotta do is act naturally.

They'll make a scene about a man that's sad and lonely,
and beggin down upon his bended knee.
I'll play the part but I won't need rehearsal,
All I gotta do is act naturally.

Well, I'll bet you I'm gonna be a big star .
Might win an Oscar you can never tell.
The movies gonna make me a big star,
'cause I can play the part so well.

Well I hope you come and see me in the movies.
Then I know that you will plainly see,
the biggest fool that ever hit the big time,
and all I gotta do is act naturally.