Gather roun' 'n hear my Oh boy 'Bout the when Jelly Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a local
joy Stompin' out on an old upright piano comes King That was downright in a Scott Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly the fella could play Dig him By the things he heard his hand say (Now, gonna romp) (There was no doubtin' the man could swing)
When Jelly Roll his name Hail, King Well, the man "Porter King" (Dig 'I'm)
By Well, lef' th' city, but he wrote (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm
A rompin' ditty the Porter (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm Who was "King O' The Stomp" Porter sho' can stomp
wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could romp This is the tune "King Stomp"
When Porter's stridin' are flyin' An' all his fingers are His two feet in ragged time That's a that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's so much excitement Y' keep forgettin' just uptight meant N' that's that named Porter King His style's the essence o' (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard King He declared he heard the heart an' soul of swing A certain ragged kind o' In between a and a stomp
When heard, well, he really knew he played too That Porter was a King, n' truly a stone king Another thing, somethin' never of
"Somethin' else" is the o' phrase A fella'd prob'ly t'use was gonna describe The way plays
There never was an never's be strider fine as he I know no other ear will ever another like it here
Who you Dig them See bunchin' rompn'
Sweat is Hips're Funk is soulin'
Heat is Folks're Time is Arms
contagion Takin' Swing is All
Hey, stop That stomp me outta my hat Who's that abusin' me his name, because he's boun' f' fame
'N how'd he figure such Did he it here with I'm? What cat is King Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he 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 stone The floor be his
Stomp, stomp, stomp, keep on ballin' till we Start fallin' through the floor
so natch'ral You more? git it
Porter, he's the He knows how to stomp an' King Porter Master of how to
Outside the moon is Inside the joint is Them can really, really party All night
stompin' Gits everybody Then everybody knows one thing Porter's
the absolute master of stomp? King The rollicking Rajah of Porter
The plinkin'est side o' the border? Who? King Porter
Who is the King of the King An' constantly able to Porter An' who tickles like nobody livin'? That's Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' dues (Start payin' dues)
Git o' them blues Git shed o' Dang blue, you don't shed 'em, you lose Spend a (Spend a quarter)
the order (Give the order) Mr. Barrellhouse man git t' stompin' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig Porter stomp