Lyrics to
The Lovin’ Cup

This version of The Lovin’ Cup was released by The Steve Miller Band in 1973.

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My mama
She done told me
Soon you be a man
And when you find your own woman
You got to love her the best that you can

Well, if you give your love to somebody
Make sure they don’t use you up
And if you get your love in return
Make sure you fill the lovin’ cup

Oh, yeah
Uh-huh
La-de-ay

Well, I’m goin’ to the country
Mama, don’t you want to go
The sun’s gonna shine in our back door
I know

Mama
She done told me
Lord, you gonna be a man
And when you find your own woman
Gotta hold to her the best that you can

I’m goin’ to the country
Baby don’t you want to go
The sun’s gonna shine in our back door
And I know

To fill the lovin’ cup
Fill the lovin’ cup
Fill the lovin’ cup
Oh, yeah yeah yeah

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About Lyrics and The Lovin’ Cup by The Steve Miller Band

The lyrics to The Lovin’ Cup are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Steve Miller Band in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to The Lovin’ Cup are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Steve Miller Band and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Lovin’ Cup back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to The Lovin’ Cup by The Steve Miller Band in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Lovin’ Cup" means the words set to the music of The Lovin’ Cup, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Steve Miller Band. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Lovin’ Cup and the lyrics to The Lovin’ Cup are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Steve Miller Band who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Lovin’ Cup, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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