The Joker

i really think that the song is about a chick that he's singing this too and not weed. i could be wrong but it's still a damn good song

i think he's saying 'look at me. i'm all these awesome things. everyone wants me. so yeah, i have one night stands with lots of randos, but hey. you're mine and i'm yours. we're together. no one else can say that but you. so many people are jealous of you because you have me and they only get me once. so i'm going to keep cheating because people love me and you're just really grateful that YOU are my girlfriend/wife. so you put up with it. you know i'll always be coming back to you to sleep with for the night. we have that special bond' the end may have been a different thought i'm in too much of a hurry to proof read this ya?

this is possibly one of the greatest songs ever written, i could listen to this song every hour of every day

BLAH BLAH BLAH. This song kicks butt! Well don't you worry, don't worry, no don't worry mama Cause I'm right here at home. STELLAR!

this song is a great summer tune. rock out with your window down!!

He ripped "space cowboy" and "pompitous of love" off of his earlier songs. And "pompitous of love" was itself ripped off of some old-time blues guy. As Starbug says, it was a made-up term that Miller got wrong. I unfortunately don't remember the name of the original artist or his song, but I found it awhile ago by searching in Google.

I like the mood of this song. No matter how many times he ripped it off. It kinda does good for just listening to. Nothing really special about it. Just a good song.

Steve Miller is my idol! I love everything he's ever done. Joker is an amazing song, but ya'll don't forget about his other stuff. It's all fabulous!! Ya'll should pick up a couple of albums. Get familiar with some of his other stuff. A lot of it is better than this song! And that's saying a lot seeing how great this one is.

The misheard lyrics "pompitous" actualy came from the song "The Letter" by the Box Tops. Steve Miller was a really big fan of the lead singer or writer of the Box Tops, and there are other refrences in Steve Miller Band's music from the Box Tops. I believe the original lyric was puppetettes or something. But thats why Steve Miller is so cool, he can just make up his own words!

The true facts about "the pompitous of love" are available at www.gangster-of-love.com (the unofficial Steve Miller Band site). It does involve a different song called "The Letter" from 1954 by the Medallions - not the 60's Box Tops tune (covered by Joe Cocker)