[Intro - Organ Solo, Warm Horns, Heavy One-Drop Riddim] [Verse 1 - Male Bass-Baritone, Deep Gravelly Voice, Emotional Delivery] We a spin around an dance di lite fandango A tek cartwheel cross di floor I was feeling lil bit seasick But di crowd a shout fi more Di room a hum pure noise An di ceiling just a fly away When we ask fi another drink Di waiter bring di tray [Chorus - Heavy Vocal Fry, Full Horn Section, Driving Bassline] An a so it go later on When di miller a tell him tale How har face, at first like ghost Turn a whiter shade a pale [Verse 2 - Gritty Vocal Fry, Deep Accent] She say, no reason nuh deh An di truth deh clear fi see But me a shuffle through my playing card An nah go leave har be One out a sixteen vestal virgin Weh a head out fi di coast An even though me eye dem open Dem might as well did closed [Chorus - Emotional Vocal Fry, Full Horn Section, Driving Bassline] An a so it go later on When di miller a tell him tale How har face, at first like ghost Turn a whiter shade a pale [Instrumental Interlude - Hammond Organ Lead & Horn Section Skank] [Verse 3 - Deep Gravelly Voice, Low Resonant Bass-Baritone] She say, 'Me deh pon shore leave,' Though in truth we deh a sea So me tek har by di looking glass An mek har agree A say, 'You must be di mermaid Weh tek Neptune fi a ride.' But she smile pon me so sad Dat mi vexation just die [Chorus - Passionate Vocals, Heavy Vocal Fry, Driving Bassline] An a so it go later on When di miller a tell him tale How har face, at first like ghost Turn a whiter shade a pale [Bridge - Dub Breakdown, Reverb Echoes, Low Vocal Ad-libs] (Roots vibe...) [Verse 4 - Deep Raspy Delivery, Heavy Patois Accent] If music a di food a love Den laughter a di queen An di same way if back deh a front Den dirt in truth a clean Mi mouth by den like cardboard Felt like it a slip right through mi head So we dive down quick-quick An hit di ocean bed [Chorus - Raw Emotional Delivery, Deep Bass-Baritone, Gospel Backing Vocals] An a so it go later on When di miller a tell him tale How har face, at first like ghost Turn a whiter shade a pale [Outro - Deep Gravelly Ad-libs, Melodic Organ Lead, Horns Fade Out] (Turn a whiter shade a pale...) (A whiter shade a pale...) [Fade Out]
