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 on an old upright piano Here comes That was downright ragged in a Scott way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly knew the fella play Dig him By the he heard his right 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, 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 sho' can stomp
wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could romp This is the "King Porter Stomp"
Porter's stridin' hands are flyin' An' all his fingers are His two feet in ragged time a feelin' that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's generatin' so excitement Y' forgettin' just what uptight meant N' that's that fella named King His style's the o' swing (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard Porter He he heard the very heart an' soul of swing A certain ragged kind o' In a jump and a stomp
Jelly heard, well, he really knew Because he too That Porter was a King, really n' truly a king Another thing, somethin' heard of
"Somethin' else" is the sort o' A fella'd prob'ly t'use was gonna describe The way plays
There was an never's gonna be strider fine as he I know no ear will ever hear another like it here
Who you Dig them See them They
Sweat is rollin' Funk is soulin'
Heat is swingin' Time is Arms
There's over Swing is All
Hey, stop That knocked me outta my hat Who's that abusin' Tell me his name, because he's boun' f'
'N he figure such rhythm? Did he bring it here with kinda cat is King Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that he calls a stomp
Everybody groovin' and Mercy, take a look at wigglin' See the in the corner She's losin' her blues by outta her shoes
The folks are n' hoppin' Dig how all the poppin' Over there's a cat stone drunk The floor be his
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on ballin' we fallin' right through the floor
It's so You want git it
Porter, he's the He how to stomp an' swing That's King Master of how to
Outside the is beamin' Inside the is steamin' folks can really, really party All long
stompin' Gits rompin' Then everybody knows one thing king
Who's the absolute master of King The rollicking Rajah of King
The plunker This o' the border? Who? Except King
Who is the King of the King An' constantly able to Porter An' who ivories like nobody livin'? That's King Porter, the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' dues (Start payin' dues)
Git shed o' them Git o' them Dang them blue, you shed 'em, you lose a quarter (Spend a quarter)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Mister Barrellhouse man git t' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig King Porter