Gather roun' 'n my story Oh boy 'Bout the time when Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a pianist
joy Stompin' out music on an old piano comes King That was downright in a Scott Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' knew the fella could play Dig him By the he heard his right hand say (Now, we're romp) (There was no that the man could swing)
When Jelly demanded his name Hail, Porter 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 'bout the (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm Who was "King O' The Stomp" King sho' can stomp
Jelly wrote a ditty a fella who could romp This is the "King Porter Stomp"
Porter's stridin' hands are flyin' An' all his are testifyin' His two feet stompin' in time That's a feelin' that is so y' dig it?
generatin' so much excitement Y' keep forgettin' just what meant N' that fella named Porter King His style's the essence o' (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
Jelly first heard Porter King He declared he heard the heart an' soul of swing A ragged kind o' romp In a jump and a stomp
When Jelly heard, well, he knew Because he too That was a King, really n' truly a stone king Another thing, somethin' heard of
"Somethin' else" is the o' phrase A fella'd prob'ly t'use If'e was gonna The way plays
There never was an gonna be Another fine as he I know no ear will ever hear another like it here
Who you Dig them See bunchin' rompn'
Sweat is Hips're Funk is soulin'
Heat is Folks're is passin' Arms
There's over Swing is All
Hey, that That stomp me outta my hat Who's that piano? Tell me his name, because he's boun' f'
'N how'd he figure rhythm? Did he bring it here I'm? kinda cat is King Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that he calls a stomp
Everybody and gigglin' Mercy, take a at that wigglin' See the in the corner She's losin' her blues by stompin' outta her
The folks are hoopin' n' Dig how all the fingers're Over there's a wild cat stone The be his bunk
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on ballin' we Start fallin' right through the
It's so You want git it
Porter, he's the He knows how to an' swing That's King of how to stomp
Outside the moon is Inside the is steamin' Them folks can really, really All long
Porter's Gits rompin' Then everybody knows that one king
Who's the master of stomp? King The Rajah of Romp? King
The plunker side o' the border? Who? King Porter
Who is the King of the Porter An' able to please? King An' who tickles ivories nobody livin'? King Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' them (Start payin' dues)
Git o' them blues Git shed o' them blue, you don't shed 'em, you lose Spend a (Spend a quarter)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Barrellhouse man git t' stompin' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig Porter stomp