Lyrics:

We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
The crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She said "there is no reason"
And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards
Would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well've been closed

And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

And so it was that later

I am sitting here trying to come up with a logical explanation of why I really REALLY don\'t like this. All I can come up with is that its crap! :roll:

Yea, too bad such a great singer couldn\'t get a real band to back her up here. This could pass as the musak version...

I think Annie\'s done a very good homage/update/tweaking of this venerable nugget.

have... to... stop... that... now... if you\'re going to play a cheesy song, the original has the merit of, at least, being original. wonder if this one has already been covered in a belafonte groove, or what about a hillbilly version. but please, not the same stupid programmed keyboard. if god was listening (up there in paradise), he\'d put an end to that. i guess he has more important stuff to cater to, today. oh well. (pimp)

Sometimes when you hear a cover like this, you just realize how much you liked the original. That preschooly keyboard has gotta go....

I own this CD, great bubble bath, female empowerment music... but this is not the strongest track on there... I\'ll have to listen again and see about uploading...