Stomp Of King Porter - Manhattan Transfer with Phil Collins

Gather roun' 'n hear my story

'Bout the time when Jelly Roll was in town

He heard a local pianist

Stompin' out music on an old upright piano

That was downright ragged in a Scott Joplin way

Ol' Jelly knew the fella could play

By the things he heard his right hand say

When Jelly Roll demanded his name

Well the man responded Porter King

Well Jelly lef' th' city but he wrote

A rompin' ditty 'bout the Porter

Who was King O' The Stomp

Jelly wrote a ditty 'bout a fella who could romp

This is the tune King Porter Stomp

When Porter's stridin' hands are flyin'

An' all his fingers are testifyin'

His two feet stompin' in ragged time

That's a feelin' that is so sublime y' dig it

He's generatin' so much excitement

Y' keep forgettin' just what uptight meant

N' that's that fella named Porter King

His style's the essence o' swing

Well well well

Jelly first heard Porter King

He declared he heard the very heart an'

Soul of swing

A certain ragged kind o' romp

In between a jump and a stomp

When Jelly heard well he really knew

Because he played too

That Porter was a King

Really n' truly a stone king

Another thing somethin' never heard of

"Somethin' else" is the sort o' phrase

A fella'd prob'ly have t'use

The way Porter plays

There never was an never's gonna be

Another strider fine as he

I know no other ear will ever hear another

Like it here

Hey stop that

That stomp knocked me outta my hat

Who's that abusin' piano

Tell me his name because he's boun' f' fame

'N how'd he figure such rhythm

Did he bring it here with I'm

What kinda cat is King Porter

Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he calls a stomp

Stomp stomp stomp stomp

Just keep on ballin' till we

Start fallin' right through the floor

It's so natch'ral

You want more

Come git it

Porter he's the King

He knows how to stomp an' swing

That's King Porter

Master of how to stomp

The absolute master of stomp

King Porter

The rollicking Rajah of Romp

King Porter

The plinkin'est plunker

This side o' the border

Who Except King Porter

Who is the King of the keys

King Porter

An' constantly able to please

King Porter

An' who tickles ivories like nobody livin'

That's King Porter he's the man

Unloosen yo' shoes

Unloosen yo' shoes

Start payin' them dues

Start payin' them dues

Git shed o' them blues

Git shed o' them

Dang them blue you don't shed 'em you lose

Spend a quarter

Spend a quarter

Give the order

Give the order

Mr Porter

Mister Barrellhouse man git t' stompin'

Make 'em git hot git 'em rompin

The got t' dig King Porter stomp