Gather 'n hear my story Oh boy 'Bout the time when Jelly was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a pianist
joy Stompin' out on an old upright piano comes King That was downright in a Scott Joplin way (Here he comes, of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly knew the fella could Dig him By the things he his right hand say (Now, gonna romp) (There was no doubtin' the man could swing)
When Roll demanded his name Hail, Porter Well, the man "Porter King" (Dig 'I'm)
By Well, lef' th' city, but he wrote (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" King sho' can stomp
Jelly wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could This is the "King Porter Stomp"
When Porter's stridin' are flyin' An' all his fingers are His two stompin' in ragged time That's a that is so sublime y' dig it?
generatin' so much excitement Y' keep forgettin' just what uptight N' that's that named Porter King His style's the essence o' (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard Porter He declared he heard the heart an' soul of swing A certain ragged o' romp In a jump and a stomp
When Jelly heard, well, he really Because he too That Porter was a King, n' truly a stone king Another thing, somethin' never of
"Somethin' else" is the o' phrase A prob'ly have t'use If'e was describe The way Porter
There was an never's gonna be strider fine as he I know no other ear will ever hear another like it
Who you Dig them See bunchin' They
Sweat is rollin' Funk is soulin'
Heat is swingin' Time is Arms
There's over Swing is All
Hey, stop That stomp knocked me my hat Who's that abusin' Tell me his name, because boun' f' fame
'N he figure such rhythm? Did he bring it with I'm? What kinda cat is King Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he calls a
Everybody and gigglin' Mercy, a look at that wigglin' See the in the corner losin' her blues by stompin' outta her shoes
The are hoopin' n' hoppin' Dig how all the fingers're Over there's a wild cat drunk The be his bunk
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on till we Start right through the floor
so natch'ral You want git it
Porter, he's the He knows how to stomp an' That's King Master of how to
the moon is beamin' Inside the joint is Them folks can really, party All long
Porter's Gits everybody Then everybody knows one thing king
Who's the absolute of stomp? Porter The rollicking of Romp? King
The plunker This o' the border? Except King Porter
Who is the King of the King An' able to please? King An' who tickles like nobody livin'? King Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' them (Start them dues)
Git shed o' blues Git shed o' Dang them blue, you don't '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 Porter stomp