Gather roun' 'n hear my Oh boy 'Bout the time Jelly Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He a local pianist
joy Stompin' out music on an old piano Here King was downright ragged in a Scott Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly the fella could play Dig him By the things he his right hand say (Now, we're 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 lef' th' city, but he (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 sho' can stomp
Jelly wrote a 'bout a fella who could romp This is the tune "King Stomp"
When Porter's hands are flyin' 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 much Y' keep forgettin' just uptight meant N' that's that fella named King His the essence o' swing (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard King He declared he heard the very an' soul of swing A certain ragged kind o' In between a jump and a
When Jelly heard, well, he knew Because he too That was a King, really n' truly a stone king thing, somethin' never heard of
"Somethin' else" is the o' phrase A prob'ly have t'use If'e was gonna The way Porter
There was an never's gonna be Another fine as he I know no other ear will ever hear another like it
Who you Dig stompin' See bunchin' They
Sweat is rollin' Funk is Souls
is massin' Folks're is passin' Arms
contagion Takin' Swing is All
Hey, that stomp knocked me outta my hat Who's that piano? Tell me his name, because he's boun' f'
'N how'd he figure rhythm? Did he bring it here I'm? What cat is King Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he a stomp
Everybody and gigglin' Mercy, a look at that wigglin' See the in the corner She's losin' her 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 Start fallin' through the floor
It's so You want git it
Porter, he's the He knows how to stomp an' That's Porter of how to stomp
Outside the moon is Inside the joint is folks can really, really party All long
Porter's Gits everybody Then everybody knows that one Porter's
Who's the absolute of stomp? Porter The Rajah of Romp? King
The plunker This side o' the Who? King Porter
Who is the of the keys? King An' constantly to please? Porter An' who tickles like nobody livin'? That's Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start them dues (Start them dues)
Git o' them blues Git shed o' 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' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig King Porter