Gather 'n hear 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 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 things he heard his right 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, Jelly th' city, but he wrote (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm
A rompin' ditty the Porter (Dig I'm) Y' dig I'm Who was "King O' The Stomp" Porter King sho' can
Jelly wrote a ditty a fella who could romp This is the tune "King Stomp"
When stridin' hands are flyin' An' all his are testifyin' His two feet stompin' in ragged a feelin' that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's generatin' so much Y' keep forgettin' just uptight meant N' that fella named Porter King His style's the essence o' (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard King 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 Because he too That was a King, really n' truly a stone king Another thing, never heard of
"Somethin' else" is the o' phrase A fella'd prob'ly t'use was gonna describe The way plays
There never was an never's be Another fine as he I know no other ear will ever hear another like it
Who you Dig stompin' See them They
is poppin' Hips're is droppin' Souls
is massin' Folks're Time is Arms
contagion Takin' is ragin' All
Hey, that stomp knocked me outta my hat Who's that piano? Tell me his name, because he's f' fame
'N he figure such rhythm? Did he bring it here with What kinda cat is King Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he calls a
groovin' and gigglin' Mercy, a look at that wigglin' See the cutie in the She's losin' her by stompin' outta her shoes
The folks are hoopin' n' Dig how all the fingers're Over there's a wild cat drunk The floor be his
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on ballin' we Start fallin' through the floor
so natch'ral You more? git it
Porter, he's the He how to stomp an' swing That's Porter of how to stomp
Outside the moon is Inside the joint is Them can really, really party All night
Porter's Gits rompin' Then everybody that one thing king
Who's the master of stomp? Porter The rollicking of Romp? King
The plinkin'est This side o' the Except King Porter
Who is the King of the King An' constantly to please? King An' who tickles ivories like livin'? That's King Porter, the man
yo' shoes (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start them dues (Start payin' dues)
Git shed o' them Git shed o' Dang them blue, you shed 'em, you lose Spend a (Spend a quarter)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Mister Barrellhouse man git t' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig King stomp