# Steve Miller/The Joker lyrics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-miller-the-joker-lyrics/197575>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 25, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-miller-the-joker-lyrics/197575 "2003-08-25T19:37:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![pegger51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@pegger51](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pegger51)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-miller-the-joker-lyrics/197575/1 "2003-08-25T19:37:45Z")

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I always thought he was singing “the pompousness of love” but it came out pmpetus of love because he goofed up the pronounciation!

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-miller-the-joker-lyrics/197575/2 "2003-08-25T20:52:52Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, **pegger51**.

Here’s the link for that article:  
[In Steve Miller’s “The Joker,” what is “the pompatus of love”?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_065.html)