whiter shade of pale

we skipped the light fandango

and turned cartwheels across the floor

yeah

i was feeling kind of seasick

but the crowd called out for more

yeah

oh yeah

and the room was humming harder

and as the ceiling flew away

we called out for another drink

oh yeah

the waiter brought the tray

and so it was that later

yeah

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 i would not let her be

oh

oh yeah

one of sixteen vestal virgins

who were leaving for the coast

and oh

and my eyes were open

they might just as well have been closed

and so it was that later

oh

as the miller told his tale

that her face at first just ghostly

turned a whiter shade of pale

oh yeah

oh

and so it was

yeah

oh later

the miller told his tale

yeah her face was kinda ghostly

turned a whiter shade of pale

oh yeah