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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Willie Nelson
Guitar
Toni Wine
Background Vocals
Johnny Christopher
Guitar
Gary Talley
Background Vocals
Chips Moman
Guitar
Bobby Wood
Keyboards
Reggie Young
Guitar
Grady Martin
Guitar
Gene Chrisman
Drums
Bobby Emmons
Keyboards
Mike Leech
Bass
Jon Marett
Saxophone
Mickey Raphael
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gary Brooker
Songwriter
Keith Reid
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chips Moman
Producer
David Cherry
Engineer
Larry Greenhill
Engineer
Denny Purcell
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
We skipped the light fandango
And turned cartwheels cross the floor.
I was feeling kind of seasick
But the crowd called out for more.
The room was humming harder
And 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
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 just just have well 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.
Writer(s): Keith Reid, Gary Brooker
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