Procol Harum

Procol Harum (/ˈproʊkəl ˈhɑːrəm/) were an English rock band formed in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold over 10 million copies. In 2018, the band was honoured by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was inducted into the new Singles category.

She said, there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see... 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 (Procol Harum 1967)

Song lyrics

A Whiter Shade of Pale (May 12, 1967)

(Full text)

• We skipped the light fandango
  Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
  I was feeling kinda seasick
  But 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

• She said, there is no reason
  And the truth is plain to see
  But I wandered through my playing cards
  And 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

External links

A Whiter Shade of Pale