Gather roun' 'n my story 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 ragged in a Scott Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' knew the fella could play Dig him By the things he heard his hand 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" Porter King can stomp
wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could romp This is the tune "King Stomp"
When Porter's stridin' hands are An' all his are testifyin' His two feet in ragged time That's a that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's generatin' so excitement Y' keep forgettin' just uptight meant N' that's that fella Porter King His the essence 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 jump and a
When Jelly heard, well, he really Because he too Porter was a King, really n' truly a stone king Another thing, somethin' never of
"Somethin' else" is the sort o' A fella'd prob'ly have If'e was describe The way Porter
never was an never's gonna be Another strider as he I know no other ear will ever hear another like it
Who you Dig stompin' See bunchin' rompn'
Sweat is Hips're Funk is Souls
Heat is swingin' is passin' Arms
There's over Swing is All
Hey, that stomp knocked me outta my hat Who's that abusin' Tell me his name, he's boun' f' fame
'N how'd he such rhythm? Did he bring it with I'm? What cat is King Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he a stomp
groovin' and gigglin' Mercy, take a at that wigglin' See the cutie in the She's losin' her blues by outta her shoes
The folks are n' hoppin' Dig how all the poppin' Over there's a wild cat drunk The floor be his
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on ballin' we Start fallin' 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
the moon is beamin' Inside the joint is folks can really, really party All long
Porter's Gits everybody Then everybody knows one thing king
Who's the absolute master of King The Rajah of Romp? Porter
The plunker side o' the border? Who? King Porter
Who is the of the keys? Porter An' constantly able to King An' who tickles like nobody livin'? That's Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' dues (Start payin' dues)
Git o' them blues Git o' them Dang them blue, you shed 'em, you lose a quarter (Spend a quarter)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Mister man git t' stompin' 'em git hot, git 'em rompin The got t' dig King Porter