Gather 'n hear my story Oh boy 'Bout the time Jelly Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a pianist
joy Stompin' out music on an old piano Here comes That was downright ragged in a Scott way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly the fella could play Dig him By the things he heard his right say (Now, gonna romp) (There was no that 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 ditty 'bout the Porter (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm Who was "King O' The Stomp" Porter sho' can stomp
Jelly wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could This is the tune "King Stomp"
When stridin' hands are flyin' An' all his are testifyin' His two stompin' in ragged time That's a feelin' is so sublime y' dig it?
He's generatin' so much Y' keep forgettin' just what meant N' that's that fella named Porter His style's the o' swing (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard Porter He declared he the very heart an' soul of swing A ragged kind o' romp In between a jump and a
When Jelly heard, well, he really 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 If'e was describe The way plays
never was an never's gonna be Another strider as he I know no other ear will ever hear another it here
Who you Dig stompin' See bunchin' They
is poppin' Hips're is droppin' Souls
Heat is Folks're is passin' Arms
There's over Swing is All
Hey, stop That stomp knocked me my hat Who's that piano? Tell me his name, because boun' f' fame
'N how'd he figure such Did he bring it here with What kinda cat is King Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he a stomp
groovin' and gigglin' Mercy, a look at that wigglin' See the in the corner She's her blues by stompin' outta her shoes
The folks are hoopin' n' Dig how all the fingers're Over there's a wild cat drunk The be his bunk
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just on ballin' till we Start right through the floor
It's so You more? git it
Porter, the King He knows how to stomp an' King Porter Master of how to
Outside the is beamin' the joint is steamin' Them folks can really, really All night
Porter's everybody rompin' Then everybody knows one thing Porter's
the absolute master of stomp? King The rollicking Rajah of King
The plinkin'est This side o' the Who? Except King
Who is the of the keys? King An' able to please? Porter An' who tickles ivories like livin'? That's King Porter, the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) payin' them dues (Start them dues)
Git o' them blues Git o' them Dang them blue, you 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 Porter stomp