Intro :
We skipped the light Fandang o.
Turned cartwhe els 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasic k.
But the crowd called out for mo re
The room w as humming harde r.
As the ceilin g flew away
When we called out for another drink .
Th e wait er brought a tray
A nd so it was tha t late r.
As the M iller told his tale
That her face a t first just ghostly .
Turned a whiter s hade of pal e
She said ther e is no reaso n
and the tr uth is plain t o see
But I wa ndered through my playing
cards and wo uld not l et her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
who were leaving for the c oast
And althou gh my eyes were open
they might just as well've been cl osed
A nd so it was tha t later
as the Miller told his tale
That her face a t first just ghostl y
turned a white r sh ade o f pa le