[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
She said there is no reason and the truth is plain to see
(And the truth is plain to see)
But I wandered through my playing cards
Would not let her be (Would not let her in)
One of the sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well've been closed

[Outro]
And so it was that later
As the Miller told his tale (As the Miller told his tale)
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale