We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for moreThe room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a trayAnd so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Turned a whiter shade of paleShe said, 'There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see.'
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her beOne of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closedShe said, 'I'm home on shore leave,'
Though in truth we were at sea
So I took her by the looking glass
And forced her to agreeSaying, 'You must be the mermaid
Who took Neptune for a ride.'
But she smiled at me so sadly
That my anger straightway diedIf music be the food of love
Then laughter is its queen
And likewise if behind is in front
Then dirt in truth is cleanMy mouth by then like cardboard
Seemed to slip straight through my head
So we crash-dived straightway quickly
And attacked the ocean bed
Songwriters
KEITH REID, GARY BROOKERPublished by
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