Gather roun' 'n my story Oh boy the time when Jelly Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a pianist
joy Stompin' out music on an old piano Here King That was ragged in a Scott Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly knew the fella play Dig him By the he heard his right hand say (Now, we're romp) (There was no doubtin' the man could swing)
When Jelly demanded his name Hail, King Well, the man "Porter King" (Dig 'I'm)
By Well, Jelly lef' th' city, but he (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm
A rompin' ditty 'bout the (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm Who was "King O' The Stomp" Porter King sho' can
Jelly wrote a ditty 'bout a who could romp This is the tune "King Stomp"
When Porter's hands are flyin' An' all his fingers are His two stompin' in ragged time That's a that is so sublime y' dig it?
generatin' so much excitement Y' keep forgettin' just what uptight N' that's that named Porter King His style's the o' swing (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard King He declared he heard the very an' soul of swing A ragged kind o' romp In between a jump and a
When heard, well, he really knew he played too That Porter was a King, really n' truly a king Another thing, somethin' never of
"Somethin' else" is the o' phrase A fella'd have t'use was gonna describe The way Porter
There was an never's gonna be Another fine as he I know no other ear will ever hear like it here
Who you Dig them See them They
is poppin' Hips're Funk is Souls
Heat is swingin' Time is Arms
There's Takin' Swing is All
Hey, stop That stomp knocked me my hat that abusin' piano? Tell me his name, because boun' f' fame
'N how'd he figure rhythm? Did he bring it with I'm? What kinda cat is Porter? an' plunkin' that romp he calls a stomp
Everybody groovin' and Mercy, take a look at wigglin' See the in the corner She's losin' her by stompin' outta her shoes
The folks are n' hoppin' Dig how all the poppin' Over there's a wild cat drunk The be his bunk
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just on ballin' till we Start fallin' right through the
so natch'ral You more? git it
Porter, he's the He how to stomp an' swing That's King Master of how to
the moon is beamin' Inside the is steamin' Them folks can really, party All long
Porter's everybody rompin' Then everybody knows one thing Porter's
Who's the absolute of stomp? Porter The Rajah of Romp? Porter
The plinkin'est This side o' the Who? Except Porter
Who is the of the keys? King An' able to please? King An' who tickles ivories like livin'? That's Porter, he's the man
yo' shoes (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' dues (Start payin' dues)
Git shed o' blues Git o' them Dang them blue, you don't shed 'em, you Spend a (Spend a quarter)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Mister Barrellhouse man git t' 'em git hot, git 'em rompin The got t' dig King stomp