The Steve Miller Band - Space Cowboy lyrics: Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah Some call me the gangster of love Some people call me.. The line "some people call me Maurice / 'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love" was written after Miller heard the song "The Letter" by the Medallions. In "The Letter", writer Vernon Green made up the word puppetutes, meaning a paper-doll erotic fantasy figure; [4] however, Miller misheard the word and wrote pompatus instead.
The Joker Lyrics: 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. The Joker (Single Version) Lyrics: 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.