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A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum

We skipped a light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling (1)________ 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 (2)____________ 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 (3)__________ 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 miller (4)________ his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She (5)________ there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see
But I (6)________________ through my playing cards
Would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
At the (7)____________ my eyes were open
They might just as (8)________ have been closed
And so it was that later
As the (9)____________ told his tale
That her face at first (10)________ 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) kind(2) waiter(3) truth(4) told(5) said(6) wandered(7) moment(8) well(9) miller(10) just