1382 – The Steve Miller Band – The Joker (1973)

 

Escrita por Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun e Steve Miller, foi gravada em agosto de 1973 e lançada em 19 de outubro de 1973 no disco The Joker e saiu também em compacto no mesmo tempo, que tinha Something to believe in como Lado B. Chegou ao número 1 do Billboard Hot100, número 2 no Canadá e número 8 na Australia. Nos anos 90, curiosamente após um comercial, The Joker chegou ao número 1 no Reino Unido, na Irlanda, Nova Zelandia e Holanda. Steve Miller tocou guitarra e cantou. Gerald Johnson tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Dick Thompson tocou orgao e John King tocou bateria.

A letra:

Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love

People talk about me baby
Say I'm doin' you wrong, doin' you wrong
Well, don't you worry, baby, don't worry
'Cause I'm right here, right here, right here, right here at home

'Cause I'm a picker
I'm a grinner
I'm a lover
And I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun

I'm a joker
I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I get my lovin' on the run
Ooh, whoo, ooh, whoo

You're the cutest thing that I ever did see
I really love your peaches
Wanna shake your tree
Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time
Ooh wee baby, I'll sure show you a good time

Cause I'm a picker
I'm a grinner
I'm a lover
And I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun

I'm a joker
I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I sure don't want to hurt no one

Ooh, whoo, ooh, whoo

People keep talkin' about me baby
Say I'm doin' you wrong
Well don't you worry, don't worry, no don't worry mama
'Cause I'm right here at home

You're the cutest thing I ever did see
I really love your peaches
Wanna shake your tree
Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time
Come on baby now, I'll show you a good time

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