F AmonE/Dm FonC/B♭ DmonA/Gm B♭onF
We skipped the light fandango
t urned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feel ing kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more
T he room was humming harder
as the ceil ing flew away
When we called out for another drink
a nd the waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
F AmonE/Dm FonC/B♭ DmonA/Gm B♭onF
She said, 'There is no reason
a nd the truth is plain to see.'
But I wand ered through my playing cards
and they would not let her be
o ne of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leav ing for the coast
and although my eyes were open wide
t hey might have just as well been closed
And so it was that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
F AmonE/Dm FonC/B♭ DmonA/Gm B♭onF
She said, 'I'm here on a shore leave,'
t hough we were miles at sea.
I pointed out this detail
and forced her to agree,
saying, 'You must be the mermaid
who took King Nep tune for a ride.'
And she smiled at me so sweetly
t hat my anger straightway died.
And so it was that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
If music be the food of love
t hen laughter is its queen
and likewise if behind is in front
then dirt in truth is clean
M y mouth by then like cardboard
seemed to sli p straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
a nd attacked the ocean bed
And so it was that later
a s the mirror told his tale
that her face , at first just ghostly,
turned a whiter shade of pale
