A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum

We skipped a light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
(But the) crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for (1)______________ 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 (2)____________ shade of pale

She said, I'm home on shore leave
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And (3)__________ not let her be
Saying, you must be the mermaid
Who took neptune for a ride
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my (4)__________ straightway died
And so it was that later
As the (5)____________ 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
Would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were (6)______________ for the coast
At the moment my eyes were open
They might (7)________ as well have 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

And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at (8)__________ just ghostly
Turned a (9)____________ shade of pale

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