Gather 'n hear my story Oh boy the time when Jelly Roll 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 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 doubtin' that the man swing)
Jelly Roll demanded his name Hail, Porter Well, the man "Porter King" (Dig 'I'm)
By Well, Jelly 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" 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 in ragged time a feelin' that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's generatin' so much Y' keep forgettin' just what uptight N' that's that fella named Porter His style's the essence o' (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard King He he heard the very heart an' soul of swing A certain ragged o' romp In a jump and a stomp
When Jelly heard, well, he really he played too That Porter was a King, really n' truly a stone Another thing, somethin' heard of
"Somethin' else" is the sort o' A fella'd have t'use If'e was gonna The way plays
never was an never's gonna be Another fine as he I know no other ear will hear another like it here
Who you Dig stompin' See bunchin' They
Sweat is rollin' Funk is soulin'
Heat is swingin' Time is Arms
contagion Takin' Swing is All
Hey, that That knocked me outta my hat Who's abusin' piano? Tell me his name, because he's boun' f'
'N how'd he figure such Did he it here with I'm? What cat is King Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he calls a
groovin' and gigglin' Mercy, take a look at that See the in the corner She's her blues by stompin' outta her shoes
The folks are n' hoppin' Dig how all the poppin' there's a wild cat stone drunk The be his bunk
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just on ballin' till we Start fallin' through the floor
It's so You want git it
Porter, he's the He how to stomp an' swing That's Porter Master of how to
Outside the moon is the joint is steamin' Them folks can really, party All night
Porter's everybody rompin' Then everybody that one thing Porter's
Who's the master of stomp? King The rollicking Rajah of King
The plinkin'est side o' the border? Who? Except Porter
Who is the of the keys? Porter An' constantly to please? King An' who tickles ivories like nobody That's King Porter, the man
yo' shoes (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' them (Start them dues)
Git shed o' blues Git o' them Dang them blue, you don't 'em, you lose a quarter (Spend a quarter)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Barrellhouse man git t' stompin' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig King Porter