Not looking good for this one, but I'll add a few lines and a hint or two:
He uses all the great quotations
He says the things I wish I could say
Whoa, but he's had so many rehersals
Girl, to him it's just another play
But wait...
This was a #7 song in 1960. It also spent several weeks at #1 on the R&B charts that year. The artist was sometimes called "The Iceman." When his singing career was over, he became active in Chicago-area politics.
A 1975 cover version by Tony Orlando and Dawn went to #1 on the charts.
Other covers were done by The Righteous Brothers, Freddie Scott, and Dolly Parton.