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Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) (Live Radio, July 1, 1973)

Steve Miller Band
Track 26 on J50: The Evolution Of The Joker (Deluxe) 

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Steve Miller
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Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) (Live Radio, July 1, 1973) Lyrics

[Chorus]
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
Got to get my lovin' on the run

[Bridge]
Travelin' travelin', that's my game, yeah
Travelin' travelin', whoa, it keeps me sane
Travelin' travelin', it's my middle name
And I don't mind travelin', Lord, it suits me fine

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner
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 got to get my lovin' on the run

[Verse]
Riding in a car or flying in a plane
Don't really matter, it's all just the same
Just as long as the ground keeps moving undеr me
This guitar will surely be free
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[Chorus]
I'm a pickеr, I'm a grinner
I'm a lover and I'm a sinner
I sing my music in the sun
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
And that's the way I have my fun

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J50: The Evolution Of The Joker (Deluxe) (2023)
Steve Miller Band
  1. 1.
    Steve Miller Commentary 1
  2. 2.
    Children Of The Future (Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972)
  3. 3.
    Brave New World (Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972)
  4. 4.
    Dear Mary (Live - Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 1972)
  5. 5.
    Space Cowboy (Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972)
  6. 6.
    Ginger Man (Live In Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972)
  7. 7.
    Nothing Lasts (Live - Berkeley, CA, July 14, 1972)
  8. 8.
    Steve Miller Commentary 2
  9. 9.
    Sugar Babe (Early Version) (Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972) (Missing Lyrics)
  10. 10.
    Sugar Babe (Live In Columbus, OH, December 8, 1973)
  11. 11.
    Sugar Babe
  12. 12.
    Mary Lou (Early Version) (Studio Rehearsal, January 19, 1973) (Missing Lyrics)
  13. 13.
    Mary Lou
  14. 14.
    Steve Miller Commentary 3
  15. 15.
    Hat (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) (Live in Sacramento, CA, June 6, 1971)
  16. 16.
    Say Hey Ray (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) (Studio Rehearsal, July 27, 1973)
  17. 17.
    White Elephant (Pre-“Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma”) (Studio Rehearsal, June 21, 1973)
  18. 18.
    Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma (Early Version) [Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972]
  19. 19.
    Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
  20. 20.
    Steve Miller Commentary 4
  21. 21.
    Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash (Early Version) (Studio Jam, July 5, 1973)
  22. 22.
    Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash
  23. 23.
    Lidi (Twang Guitar) (Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972)
  24. 24.
    Lidi (Studio, August 4, 1973)
  25. 25.
    Lidi / Travelin’ (Harmonics – Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) (Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972) (Missing Lyrics)
  26. 26.
    Travelin’ (Looking for a Chorus for “The Joker”) (Live Radio, July 1, 1973)
  27. 27.
    The Joker
  28. 28.
    Steve Miller Commentary 5
  29. 29.
    The Lovin’ Cup (Live - Lansing, MI, November 27, 1973)
  30. 30.
    The Lovin’ Cup
  31. 31.
    Come On In My Kitchen (Early Version) (Live in Dallas, TX, October 19, 1973)
  32. 32.
    Come On In My Kitchen (Live At Tower Theater, Philadelphia/1973)
  33. 33.
    Evil (Studio Demo, July 28, 1973)
  34. 34.
    Evil (Live at the Aquarius Theater, Boston, 1973)
  35. 35.
    Steve Miller Commentary 6
  36. 36.
    Coupe de Ville (A Cappella) (Hotel 4-Track, July 1973)
  37. 37.
    Something To Believe In (Early Version) (Hotel 4-Track, November 3, 1972)
  38. 38.
    Something To Believe In (Tough Crowd) [Live - Austin, TX, October 19, 1973]
  39. 39.
    Something To Believe In
  40. 40.
    I Don’t Mind (Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972)
  41. 41.
    I Don’t Mind (Studio, July 31, 1973)
  42. 42.
    Mama Church (A Cappella) (Hotel 4-Track, April 21, 1972)
  43. 43.
    The Joker (Single Version)
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Release Date
September 15, 2023
Tags
RockLiveAcousticPop-RockSinger-SongwriterAmerican FolkFolk RockFolkPsychedelic RockPsychedelic
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