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We skipped the light fandango
We engaged in a lively dance
Turned cartwheels cross the floor
Performed acrobatics across the dance floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
I started to feel nauseous
The crowd called out for more
The audience requested an encore
The room was humming harder
The atmosphere intensified
As the ceiling flew away
The ceiling seemed to disappear
When we called out for another drink
When we asked for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
The waiter brought a tray with drinks
And so it was that later
Later on, as a story was shared
As the miller told his tale
Similar to a miller recounting a tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Her expression, initially pale, became even more so
Turned A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Resulting in a paler complexion, like a ghost
She said there is no reason
She stated there's no logical explanation
And the truth is plain to see
The truth is evident
But I wandered through my playing cards
Yet, I continued with my card game
And would not let her be
Refusing to leave her alone
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Referring to one of sixteen chaste women
Who were leaving for the coast
Who were departing for the coast
And although my eyes were open
Although I was observant, it made little difference
They might just as well be closed
My perception might as well have been closed
And so it was that later
Revisiting the earlier event
As the miller told his tale
Reiterating the miller's narrative
That her face at first just ghostly
Her countenance, initially ghostly, became even paler
Turned A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Resulting in a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
Again, revisiting the previous occurrence
As the miller told his tale
Retelling the miller's story
That her face at first just ghostly
Her face, initially ghostly, grew even paler
Turned A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Resulting in a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
Once more, revisiting the past event
As the miller told his tale
Repeating the miller's narrative
That her face at first just ghostly
Her face, initially ghostly, became even paler
Turned A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Resulting in a whiter shade of pale
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