Gather roun' 'n my story Oh boy 'Bout the time Jelly Roll was in town (Stompin' it off, it off) He heard a local
joy Stompin' out music on an old upright comes 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 he heard his right hand say (Now, we're romp) (There was no that the man could swing)
When Jelly 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' 'bout the Porter (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' hands are An' all his are testifyin' His two feet stompin' in ragged That's a that is so sublime y' dig it?
He's generatin' so excitement Y' keep forgettin' just what meant N' that's fella named Porter King His style's the o' swing (Well, well, well) Oh, well, go on n' it
When Jelly first heard Porter He declared he the very heart an' soul 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 prob'ly have t'use was gonna describe The way Porter
There never was an never's be strider fine as he I know no other ear ever hear another like it here
Who you Dig them See them rompn'
Sweat is rollin' Funk is Souls
is massin' Folks're is passin' Arms
contagion Takin' Swing is All
Hey, stop That knocked me outta my hat Who's that piano? me his name, because he's boun' f' fame
'N how'd he such rhythm? Did he bring it with I'm? What kinda cat is Porter? Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he a stomp
groovin' and gigglin' Mercy, take a at that wigglin' See the in the corner She's losin' her by stompin' outta her shoes
The are hoopin' n' hoppin' Dig how all the fingers're Over there's a wild cat drunk The floor be his
Stomp, stomp, stomp, Just keep on ballin' we Start right through the floor
It's so You more? git it
Porter, he's the He how to stomp an' swing King Porter Master of how to
Outside the is beamin' Inside the joint is Them can really, really party All night
Porter's everybody rompin' Then everybody knows that one Porter's
the absolute master of stomp? King The Rajah of Romp? King
The plinkin'est side o' the border? Who? Except King
Who is the King of the Porter An' able to please? King An' who tickles ivories like livin'? That's Porter, he's the man
Unloosen yo' (Unloosen yo' shoes) Start payin' dues (Start them dues)
Git shed o' them Git shed o' Dang them blue, you shed 'em, you lose Spend a (Spend a quarter)
Give the (Give the order) Mr. Barrellhouse man git t' stompin' Make 'em git hot, git 'em The got t' dig King stomp