Gather roun' 'n hear my Oh boy 'Bout the when Jelly Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a pianist
joy Stompin' out music on an old upright Here 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 he heard his right hand say (Now, gonna 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, 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" Porter sho' can stomp
wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could romp This is the "King Porter Stomp"
When stridin' hands are flyin' An' all his are testifyin' His two feet in ragged time That's a feelin' is so sublime y' dig it?
He's so much excitement Y' keep 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 heard Porter King He declared he heard the heart an' soul of swing A ragged kind o' romp In between a and a stomp
Jelly heard, well, he really knew Because he too That Porter was a King, n' truly a stone king Another thing, somethin' heard of
"Somethin' else" is the sort o' A fella'd have t'use If'e was describe The way plays
There never was an never's be Another strider as he I know no other ear will ever another like it here
Who you Dig them See bunchin' They
is poppin' Hips're Funk is soulin'
Heat is Folks're Time is Arms
contagion Takin' is ragin' All
Hey, that stomp knocked me outta my hat Who's abusin' piano? me his name, because he's boun' f' fame
'N how'd he figure such Did he it here with I'm? What kinda cat is Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that he calls a stomp
Everybody and gigglin' Mercy, take a look at wigglin' See the cutie in the She's losin' her blues by stompin' her shoes
The folks are n' hoppin' Dig how all the fingers're Over there's a wild cat drunk The be his bunk
Stomp, stomp, stomp, keep on ballin' till we Start fallin' through the floor
so natch'ral You more? git it
Porter, the King He knows how to an' swing That's Porter of how to stomp
Outside the moon is the joint is steamin' Them can really, really party All long
Porter's Gits everybody Then everybody knows one thing king
Who's the absolute of stomp? Porter The rollicking of Romp? King
The plunker This o' the border? Who? King Porter
Who is the King of the Porter An' constantly able to King An' who tickles ivories nobody livin'? King Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' dues (Start payin' dues)
Git o' them blues Git shed o' them blue, you don't shed 'em, you lose Spend a (Spend a quarter)
the order (Give the order) Mr. Mister man git t' stompin' 'em git hot, git 'em rompin The got t' dig King Porter