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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 kind of seasick
(But the) crowd called out for more
The room was (1)______________ harder
As the (2)______________ flew away
When we called out for another drink
The (3)____________ 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 miller told his tale
That her face, at (4)__________ just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She (5)________ 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 leaving for the coast
At the moment my eyes were open
They (6)__________ just as (7)________ have been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at (8)__________ just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

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

Answers:
(1) humming(2) ceiling(3) waiter(4) first(5) said(6) might(7) well(8) first(9) miller(10) just