A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics by Michael Bolton
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(keith reid/gary brooker)


We skipped the 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 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 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

And so it was.... (fade)
(keith reid/gary brooker)         We skipped the 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 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 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      And so it was.... (fade)