Gather roun' 'n my story Oh boy 'Bout the when Jelly Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a local
joy Stompin' out music on an old upright Here King That was downright ragged in a Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly knew the fella play Dig him By the things he heard his right say (Now, gonna romp) (There was no doubtin' that the man swing)
When 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 can stomp
Jelly wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who romp is the tune "King Porter Stomp"
When Porter's stridin' hands are An' all his are testifyin' His two feet stompin' in time That's a that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's generatin' so much Y' keep forgettin' just what meant N' that's fella named Porter King His style's the essence o' (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first Porter King He declared he heard the heart an' soul of swing A certain ragged kind o' In between a and a stomp
When heard, well, he really knew Because he too Porter was a King, really n' truly a stone king Another thing, somethin' heard of
"Somethin' else" is the sort o' A fella'd have t'use If'e was gonna The way Porter
There never was an gonna be strider fine as he I know no other ear will hear another like it here
Who you Dig stompin' See bunchin' rompn'
Sweat is Hips're Funk is soulin'
Heat is swingin' Time is flingin'
There's over Swing is All
Hey, that That stomp me outta my hat that abusin' piano? Tell me his name, he's boun' f' fame
'N how'd he figure rhythm? Did he it here with I'm? What kinda cat is King an' plunkin' that romp he calls a stomp
Everybody and gigglin' Mercy, take a look at wigglin' See the in the corner She's losin' her blues by stompin' her shoes
The folks are n' hoppin' Dig how all the fingers're there's a wild cat stone drunk The be his bunk
Stomp, stomp, stomp, keep on ballin' till we Start right through the floor
It's so You want git it
Porter, the King He knows how to stomp an' That's King Master of how to
Outside the is beamin' Inside the joint is Them folks can really, party All night
stompin' Gits rompin' Then everybody knows that one Porter's
Who's the absolute master of Porter The Rajah of Romp? King
The plunker side o' the border? Who? Except Porter
Who is the of the keys? King An' constantly able to Porter An' who tickles ivories like nobody That's King Porter, the man
yo' shoes (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start them dues (Start payin' dues)
Git shed o' blues Git o' them them blue, you don't shed 'em, you lose Spend a (Spend a quarter)
the order (Give the order) Mr. Mister Barrellhouse man git t' 'em git hot, git 'em rompin The got t' dig King Porter