Gather 'n hear my story Oh boy 'Bout the time when Jelly was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He a local pianist
joy Stompin' out on an old upright piano Here King That was downright ragged in a 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' that the man swing)
Jelly Roll demanded 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 'bout the (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm Who was "King O' The Stomp" King sho' can stomp
Jelly wrote a ditty 'bout a who could romp is the tune "King Porter Stomp"
When Porter's stridin' are flyin' An' all his fingers are His two feet stompin' in time That's a that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's so much excitement Y' keep forgettin' what uptight meant N' that fella named Porter King His style's the o' swing (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When first heard Porter King He declared he heard the heart an' soul of swing A certain ragged kind o' In between a jump and a
Jelly heard, well, he really knew Because he too That Porter was a King, really n' truly a stone Another thing, never heard of
"Somethin' else" is the sort o' A fella'd prob'ly t'use If'e was gonna The way plays
There never was an never's be strider fine as he I know no other ear will ever hear another like it
Who you Dig them See bunchin' They
is poppin' Hips're is droppin' Souls
is massin' Folks're is passin' Arms
contagion Takin' Swing is All
Hey, that That knocked me outta my hat Who's that piano? Tell me his name, he's boun' f' fame
'N how'd he figure rhythm? Did he it here with I'm? What cat is King Porter? Plinkin' an' that romp he calls a stomp
Everybody groovin' and Mercy, take a look at that See the in the corner She's losin' her by stompin' outta her shoes
The are hoopin' n' hoppin' Dig how all the fingers're there's a wild cat stone drunk The floor be his
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on ballin' we Start right 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 folks can really, party All night
stompin' Gits rompin' Then everybody knows that one Porter's
Who's the absolute master of King The rollicking of Romp? Porter
The plunker side o' the border? Who? King Porter
Who is the King of the King An' constantly to please? King An' who ivories like nobody livin'? That's King Porter, the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) payin' them dues (Start them dues)
Git o' them blues Git shed o' 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 Porter stomp