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A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum

We skipped a light fandango
Turned (1)____________________ 'cross the floor
I was feeling (2)________ of seasick
(But the) crowd (3)____________ 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, I'm home on shore leave
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And would 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 anger straightway died
And so it was that later
As the (4)____________ 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 (5)______________ for the coast
At the moment my (6)________ were open
They (7)__________ just as (8)________ have been closed
And so it was that later
As the (9)____________ 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 first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

Answers:
(1) cartwheels(2) kind(3) called(4) miller(5) leaving(6) eyes(7) might(8) well(9) miller