Gather roun' 'n my story Oh boy 'Bout the time when Jelly Roll was in (Stompin' it off, it off) He a local pianist
joy Stompin' out music on an old piano Here King That was ragged in a Scott Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly knew the could play Dig him By the things he heard his right say (Now, we're 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, Jelly lef' th' city, but he (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 King sho' can
wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could romp This is the tune "King Stomp"
Porter's stridin' hands are flyin' An' all his fingers are His two stompin' in ragged time That's a feelin' is so sublime y' dig it?
He's so much excitement Y' keep forgettin' just what meant N' that's that fella Porter 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 very heart an' 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, never heard of
"Somethin' else" is the o' phrase A fella'd prob'ly t'use was gonna describe The way Porter
There was an never's gonna be strider fine as he I know no ear will ever hear another like it here
Who you Dig them See bunchin' They
is poppin' Hips're Funk is soulin'
Heat is swingin' Time is flingin'
There's Takin' Swing is All
Hey, that That stomp me outta my hat Who's that abusin' 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' romp he calls a stomp
Everybody and gigglin' Mercy, take a look at wigglin' See the cutie in the losin' her blues by stompin' outta her shoes
The folks are hoopin' n' Dig how all the fingers're Over a wild cat stone drunk The floor be his
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on ballin' we fallin' right through the floor
It's so You more? git it
Porter, he's the He knows how to stomp an' That's Porter of how to stomp
Outside the is beamin' the joint is steamin' Them can really, really party All night
Porter's Gits everybody Then everybody knows one thing Porter's
the absolute master of stomp? King The rollicking Rajah of King
The plunker This side o' the Except King Porter
Who is the of the keys? Porter An' constantly to please? Porter An' who ivories like nobody livin'? King Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start them 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)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Mister Barrellhouse man git t' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig King Porter