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 ....