A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 9 D5 i$ z. p% u7 O ~) O5 f& Y( P6 h E ; h/ z# C: N2 E, ]# ^3 l$ ] 9 L4 N% B* \+ [ d7 |2 U- B/ OWe skipped the light fandango' U) l5 c. r" Q. e/ L2 P
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor / M7 }( {6 M2 c) _4 l6 D- ZI was feeling kinda' seasick ; t9 O8 ], o. ]) C! Jthe crowd called out for more 1 A# `: A+ ~+ w. ~' Hthe room was humming harder : ~/ n: ^6 @" c" l M4 M3 ?4 t: das the ceiling flew away6 i! k3 e9 A2 T% y O }3 `6 T
when we called out for another drink 4 ^' U+ P9 k0 ?- o8 W/ E/ mthe waiter brought a tray0 V& g( ?3 ^7 W) B8 A" z+ Y
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and so it was that later; _, U& t" j; D Z X
as a mirror told its tale 4 m+ y+ l5 z9 |2 T4 ~1 `that her face at first just ghostly $ d& u' t) x2 L0 f, T }turned a whiter shade of pale , H4 j( r& H7 k% |0 k8 K) j& s8 _2 K4 _, P
She said: "There is no reason 6 b O' M# K3 X( ]% F& s! a- dand the truth is plain to see" 8 I3 L. i7 D5 i8 x& M4 Rbut I wandered through my playing cards# z5 P$ ?, K7 Z/ ~# z* M6 Q) _6 z
would not let her be/ S7 g2 m* j. O9 w0 Y
one of sixteen vestal virgins ! C6 o$ T' d" ?. H' N6 W/ Ywho were leaving for the coast# `; V2 }7 K3 R& ]. L
and although my eyes were open1 V- J. u+ z% R+ O/ p
they might just as well've been closed 8 B5 D6 M2 A& r5 ?+ F6 r6 u6 s; D6 X( \2 u
and so it was that later ) S/ w" M" N# \- B. ^! }as the miller told his tale 3 ~( e- k" d( t2 K2 L0 dthat her face at first just ghostly " q# h+ T- E& |! Z/ U1 eturned a whiter shade of pale..