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A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics By Procol Harum

    we skipped the light fandango
    turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor
    i was feeling kinda seasick
    but the crowd called out for more
    the room was humming harder
    as the ceiling flew away
    when we called out for another drink
    the waiter brought a tray

    and so it was that later
    as the miller told his tale
    that her face at first just ghostly
    turned a whiter shade of pale

    she said there is no reason
    and the truth is plain to see
    but i wandered through my playing cards
    and would not let her be
    one of sixteen vestal virgins
    who were leaving for the coast
    and although my eyes were open
    they might have just as well’ve been closed

    and so it was that later
    as the miller told his tale
    that her face at first just ghostly
    turned a whiter shade of pale

    additional
    she said ‘i’m home on shore leave’
    though in truth we were at sea
    so i took her by the looking glass
    and forced her to agree
    saying ‘you must be the mermaid
    who took neptune for a ride’
    but she smiled at me so sadly
    that my anger straightway died

    and so it was that later
    as the miller told his tale
    that her face at first just ghostly
    turned a whiter shade of pale

    4
    if music be the food of love
    then laughter is its queen
    and likewise if behind is in front
    then dirt in truth is clean
    my mouth by then like cardboard
    seemed to slip straight through my head
    so we crashdived straightway quickly
    and attacked the ocean bed

    and so it was that later
    as the miller told his tale
    that her face at first just ghostly
    turned a whiter shade of pale

    Artist: Procol Harum

    Year: 1967

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 141