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Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for A Whiter Shade Of Pale that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anchovy eye that later
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And although my eyes would go blind.
Original Lyrics:
And although my eyes were open.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was a maiden
As the many stories tell
That her face had burst, just go see
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later
As the miller told its tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it wasn't made up
As the millet old and stale
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the mellow told is tell
Original Lyrics:
As the miller told his tale
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the mirror told its tale.
Original Lyrics:
As the miller told his tale.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the villain told his tale.
Original Lyrics:
As the miller told his tale.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As we crawled under a night train
Original Lyrics:
As we called out for another drink
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Once the sick teens left all virgins.
Original Lyrics:
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
One if six teen vestal virgins
Original Lyrics:
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Skip a line bang-bango.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light Fandango.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Son of Sistene postal urchins
Original Lyrics:
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
That her face at first just go sleep
Original Lyrics:
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
That the face of Alice Ghostley
Original Lyrics:
That her face, at first just ghostly,
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn a wider shade of faith
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn to Wyatt Earp's shaver pail.
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn to Wyatt Earp, Sheriff Pal. or (Sheriff Friend)
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
I sang the wrong lyrics for years up until high school, when a musician friend of mine started laughing at me when we discussed Whiter Shade of Pale as a song we were to play in our band, as I read the Lyrics I started laughing too, when I told him what I thought the lyrics were about Wyatt Earp!
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn to Wyatt Earp, shade our fate.
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn to Wyatt Earp. Shake a pail.
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skip the life and dangle.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skip the life and dangle.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skip the life and then go.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped a light Fandango.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skipped a life and Dango
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light Fandango.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skipped our lives and dangled
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light Fandango.
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
And the way to rob a train.
Original Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
And the waiter brought a tray.
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
And the way to rob a train.
Original Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
And the waiter brought a tray.
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
A lighter shade of pale
Original Lyrics:
a whiter shade of pale
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Shelby was a ladle
As the mirror told its tale
That to face it first then go sleep
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
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.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And although my eyes were open
We might just as well been toast.
Original Lyrics:
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well been closed.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well been whores.
Original Lyrics:
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well been closed.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And show we watched the way
As the mirror told its tale
Original Lyrics:
And show it was that later
As the miller told his tale
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And snowy was the maiden
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was a maid, yeah
As the mirror told his tale
That our faces burst, just go see
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
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.
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was that laser
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was that razor
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was the waiter
As the mirror told its tale
Let her faces burst, just go see
Turn a whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
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.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so she was the ladle
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so we walked away,
As the miracle occurred.
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later
As the miller told its tale
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the Mino coiled its tail
Original Lyrics:
As the miller told his tale.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw a wise little baby.
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later.
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was feeling kinda seasoned
Original Lyrics:
I was feeling kinda seasick
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
One of sixteen vesseled virgins
Original Lyrics:
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
One of sixteen vestal virgins was leaving for the coast, and although my eyes were opened, they might just as well been toast.
Original Lyrics:
One of sixteen vestal virgins was leaving for the coast, and although my eyes were opened, they might just as well been closed.
I thought it meant that once vestal virgins got to the coast, they'd cavort at the beach with boys, and their virginity would then be "toast."
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
That her face had burst'd just ghostly
Original Lyrics:
That her face at first just ghostly
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then the face of Alice Ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
[Ed.'s note: Alice Ghostly played "Aunt Esmerelda" on the TV Show "Bewitched".]
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then the face of Justice Goldstein
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turned the wide earth shade of pale
AND
One of sixteen plessal virgins
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale
AND
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skip the life and dangle
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango
Annie Lennox's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
You skipped a life and dangled
Turned hot wings 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasoned
But the crown called out for mom
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light Fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
Procol Harum's, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
we skipping life and than go
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light Fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And her face at first just goats meat turned a whiter shade of pale
Original Lyrics:
And her face at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And her face was burstion scosely
Turned the whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
And her face at first was ghostly
Turned the whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so in lo-o-ove
Original Lyrics:
And so it was
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was the lady
As the miller told his tale
That her face had burst just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
Original Lyrics:
And so it was the lady,
As the mirror told its tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was the waiter.
Original Lyrics:
And so it was that later.
Annie Lennox's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the way to rob a train.
Original Lyrics:
And the waiter brought a tray.
Annie Lennox's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And we called out for another drink
And the way to rob a train.
Original Lyrics:
And we called out for another drink
And the waiter brought a tray.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As I wondered who was playing cards
And mindin' her bees.
Original Lyrics:
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I wondered, through my Plinkos
And I would not let her be
Original Lyrics:
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let her faces burst, just go see
Turn the whiter shape of pale.
Original Lyrics:
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
That her face will burst your skull, Steve.
Original Lyrics:
That her face, at first just ghostly.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
The groon was tubbing harder.
Original Lyrics:
The room was humming harder.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trip the line fandango.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn a lighter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
Turn a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn the wide Earth, shade of pale
or
Turn the white Earth, shade of pale
Original Lyrics:
Turn a whiter shade of pale
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turned a wider shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turned the wire, shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skip a life and dangle.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped a light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skip through life and dangle
Original Lyrics:
We skip the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skip trough life, and then go.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skipped the last fandango
or
We skipped the line for dagos
or
We skipped the line for dagos
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we called out for a drink
The waiter brought a tray.
Original Lyrics:
When we called out for a latrine
The waiter brought a tray.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we called out for a latrine
The waiter brought a tray.
Original Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought the tray.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we called out for an entree the waiter brought a tray
Original Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
The waiter dropped his tray.
Original Lyrics:
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought the tray.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Anchovy, why slader?
Original Lyrics:
And so it was later.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And Toby was the ladle,
As the mirror told its tale,
That her face just burst with gold sleep,
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Original Lyrics:
And so it was the lady,
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And so it was that later
As the melodrama's tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
Original Lyrics:
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.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the Minotaur has failed.
Original Lyrics:
As the miller told his tale.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the mental told his tale
Original Lyrics:
As the miller told his tale
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
As the mirror told it's tale
Original Lyrics:
As the miller told his tale
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was feeling canazeezik, the cows called out for lawn
Original Lyrics:
I was feeling kind of seasick, the crowd called out for more
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
One of 16 vessel virgins
Original Lyrics:
One of 16 vestal virgins
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Skip a line and angle.
Original Lyrics:
We skipped the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
That our faces burst just ghostly
Original Lyrics:
That her face, at first just ghostly
Editor's note: To the person who submitted this, there is no such band as "Nuh Uh"...what were you thinking?!
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
The way to board a train.
Original Lyrics:
The waiter brought a tray.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
We skipped the light, then bango.
Original Lyrics:
The skipped the light fandango.
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
When at 16, they're still virgins
Original Lyrics:
One of 16 vestal virgins
Procol Harum's, "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wyatt Earp..shade of pale
Original Lyrics:
Whiter...shade of pale
I was very young.

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