B E♭monB♭/G＃m BonF＃/E G＃monE♭/C＃m EonB
We skippe d the light fanda ngo
turned cart wheels 'cross the fl oor
I was feel ing kinda se asick
but the crowd called out f or more
The room was humming har der
a s the ceil ing flew awa y
When we calle d out for ano ther drink
and the waiter brought a tray
An d so it was that late r
as the mirro r told his ta le
t hat her face , at first just gh ostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
B E♭monB♭/G＃m BonF＃/E G＃monE♭/C＃m EonB
She said, 'There is no reas on
and the truth is plain to se e.'
B ut I wand ered through my pl aying cards
and they would not let her be
one of sixte en vestal vi rgins
w ho were leav ing for the coas t
and althoug h my eyes were open wide
they might have just as well been clo sed
An d so it was that late r
as the mirro r told his ta le
t hat her face , at first just gh ostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
B E♭monB♭/G＃m BonF＃/E G＃monE♭/C＃m EonB
F＃ F＃onE/E♭m F＃7onC＃/B E/F＃ E F＃7
She said, 'I'm here on a shore leave,'
though we were miles at sea.
I pointed out this detail
and forced her to agree,
sayin g, 'You must be the mermaid
w ho took King Nep tune for a ride.'
And she smile d at me so sweetly
that my an ger straightway di ed.
An d so it was that late r
as the mirro r told his ta le
t hat her face , at first just gh ostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
then laughter is its queen
a nd likewise if behind is in fr ont
then dirt in t ruth is clean
My mouth by then like ca rdboard
s eemed to sli p straight throu gh my head
So we crash -dived st raightway quickly
and attacked the ocea n be d
An d so it was that late r
as the mirro r told his ta le
t hat her face , at first just gh ostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
