STOMP OF KING PORTER
Manhattan Transfer

Alan's solo:
Gather roun' 'n hear my story
Oh boy!
'Bout the time when Jelly Roll was in town
(Stompin' it off, stompin' it off...)
He heard a local pianist
What joy!
Stompin' out music on an old upright pi-ano
Here comes King
that was downright ragged in a Scott Joplin way
(Here he comes-Master of the stomp)
Ol' Jelly knew the fella could play
Dig him!
by the things he heard his right hand say
(Now - we're gonna romp)

(There was no doubtin' that the man could swing)

When Jelly Roll demanded his name
Hail! King Porter
Well, the man responded Porter King
(Dig 'Im!) By order!
Well, Jelly lef' th' city, but he wrote
(Dig 'Im!) Y' wanna dig 'im
a rompin' ditty 'bout the Porter
(Dig 'Im!) Y' gonna dig 'im
who was King O' The Stomp
Porter King sho' can 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)

Oh, well, go on n' tell it

Cheryl's solo:
When 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
if'e was gonna describe
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.

Cheryl's solo background:
Who you hunchin'?
Dig them stompin'
See them bunchin'
They rompn'

Sweat is poppin'
Hips're rollin'
Funk is droppin'
Souls soulin'

Heat is massin'
Folks're swingin'
Time is passin'
Arms flingin'

There's contagion
Takin' over
Swing is ragin'
All over

Janis' solo:
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 'im?
What kinda cat is King Porter?
Plinkin' an' plunkin' that romp he calls a stomp.

Janis' solo backgrounds:
Everybody groovin' and gigglin'
Mercy! Take a look at that wigglin'
See the cutie in the corner
She's losin' her blues by stompin' outta her shoes
The folks are hoopin' n' hoppin'
Dig how all the fingers're poppin'
Over there's a wild cat stone drunk
The floor be his bunk.

Tim's solo:
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

Tim's solo backgrounds:
Outside the moon is beamin'
Inside the joint is steamin'
Them folks can really, really party
All night long
Porter's stompin'
Gits everybody rompin'
Then everybody knows that one thing
Porter's king.

Who's 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!


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  (THE WORD OF) CONFIRMATION   (WANTED) DEAD OR ALIVE   10 MINUTES TILL THE SAVAGES COME   15 MINUTE INTERMISSION   15 Minutes Intermission   A - Tisket, a - Tasket   A CHRISTMAS LOVE SONG   A GAL IN CALICO   A Kiss To Build A Dream On   A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE   A WORLD APART   A-TISKET, A-TASKET   Agua   AGUA (AGUA)   AIREGIN   ALONG COMES MARY   AMERICAN POP   ANOTHER NIGHT IN TUNISIA   Baby Come Back To Me   BABY COME BACK TO ME (The Morse Code Of Love)   BACON FAT   BIRDLAND   BLEE BLOP BLUES   BLUE CHAMPAGNE   BLUE SERENADE   BLUES FOR PABLO   BODY AND SOUL   BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY   CANDY   Capim   CAPIM (CAPIM)   CAROLING, CAROLING   CHANSON D' AMOUR   Chanson D'amour   Chanson D\'amour   CHICKEN BONE BONE   CHOO CHOO CH' BOOGIE   Choo Choo Ch\' Boogie   Christmas Is Coming   Christmas Time Is Here   CLAP YOUR HANDS   Clouds   Clouds (adapted From 'nuages')   Clouds (Adapted From "Nuages")   CLOUDS (Adapted from \"Nuages\")   CODE OF ETHICS   CONFIDE IN ME   Confirmation   COO COO U   Dead or Alive   Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans   DON'T LET GO   Don\'t Let Go   DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETIN'   Down South Camp Meetin\'   DREAM LOVER   Fair & Tender Ladies   FAIR AND TENDER LADIES   FOREIGN AFFAIR   FOUR BROTHERS   FREDDY MORRIS MONOLOGUE   GENTLEMAN WITH A FAMILY   GLORIA   GOD ONLY KNOWS   Gone Fishin'   Good King Wenceslas   GOODBYE LOVE   GOODNIGHT   GROOVIN'   GUIDED MISSILES   Happy Holiday/the Holiday Season   HAPPY HOLIDAY/THE HOLIDAY SEASON (MEDLEY)   Happy Holiday\/the Holiday Season (medley)   Hard Day   HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS   Hear The Voices   HEAR THE VOICES (BAHIA DE TODAS AS CONTAS)   HEART'S DESIRE   HELPLESS   HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME   HOW HIGH THE MOON   I Don't Like Anyone   I Know Why   I KNOW WHY (And So Do You)   I NEED A MAN   I Second That Emotion   I'll Be Home For Christmas   IN A MELLOW TONE   IN THE DARK   IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR   IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE ANY DIFFERENCE   IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE   It's Good Enough To Keep   IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special)   IT'S NOT THE SPOTLIGHT   JAVA JIVE   Je Voulais   JE VOULAIS (TE DIRE QUE JE T'ATTENDS)   JEANNINE   Jingle Bells   Kiss And Say Goodbye   LA-LA MEANS I LOVE YOU   LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW   LET'S HANG ON   LOVE FOR SALE   MALAISE EN MALAISIE   MEET BENNY BAILEY   Merry Christmas Baby   Metropolis   METROPOLIS (ARLEQUIM DECONHECIDO)   MOVE   My Cat Fell in The Well   MY CAT FELL IN THE WELL (WELL! WELL! WELL!)   My Foolish Heart   My Grown Up Christmas List   MYSTERY   Notes From The Underground   NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND (ANTES QUE SEJA TARDE)   NOTHIN' YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT   OCCAPELLA   Offbeat Of Avenues   OH YES, I REMEMBER CLIFFORD   Old Man Mose   ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE   ON THE BOULEVARD   ONE MORE TIME AROUND ROSIE   OPERATOR   PIECES OF DREAMS   Poinciana   POINCIANA (The Song Of The Tree)   POPSICLE TOES   RAMBO   RAY'S ROCKHOUSE   ROLL DADDY, ROLL   ROSIANNA   ROUTE 66   S. O. S.   S.O.S   S.O.S.   SAFRONIA B   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Santa Man   SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN/SANTA MAN (MEDLEY)   Santa Claus Is Coming To Town\/santa Man   SASSY   Save The Last Dance For Me   Scotch & Soda   SCOTCH AND SODA   SHAKER SONG   SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT   SING A STUDY IN BROWN   SING JOY SPRING   SING MOTEN'S SWING   SING YOU SINNERS   Single Girl   SKYLINER   SMILE AGAIN   SNOOTIE LITTLE CUTIE   SNOWFALL   So You Say   SO YOU SAY (ESQUINAS)   SOLDIER OF FORTUNE   Soul Food To Go   SOUL FOOD TO GO (SINA)   SPICE OF LIFE   SPIES IN THE NIGHT   Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'mine)   SUNDAY   SUNNY DISPOSISH   SWEET TALKIN' GUY   THAT CAT IS HIGH   THAT'S KILLER JOE   THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES   The Blues Are Brewin'   The Christmas Song   THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN ...   THE DUKE OF DUBUQUE   THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TUBBY THE TUBA   The Jungle Pioneer   THE JUNGLE PIONEER (Viola Violar)   THE NIGHT THAT MONK RETURNED TO HEAVEN   THE OFFBEAT OF AVENUES   The Quietude   THE QUIETUDE (Encuentro de Animales)   The Speak Up Mambo   THE SPEAK UP MAMBO (CUENTAME)   THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU   THE THRILL IS GONE   The Word Of, Confirmation   The Zoo Blues   THE ZOO BLUES (ASA)   THIS INDEPENDENCE   TO YOU   TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY   TOPSY   Toyland   TRICKLE TRICKLE   Tubby At The Circus   TUBBY THE TUBA   TUBBY THE TUBA AT THE CIRCUS   TUBBY THE TUBA MEETS A JAZZ BAND   TURN ME LOOSE   TUXEDO JUNCTION   TWILIGHT TONE   Twilight Zone   UNCHAINED MELODY   Until I Met You   UNTIL I MET YOU (Corner Pocket)   Up A Lazy River   WACKY DUST   WALK IN LOVE   Wanted, Dead Or Alive   WELL, WELL, WELL   WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND   When You Wish Upon A Star   Where Did Our Love Go   WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO?   White Christmas   WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY   Who, What, Where, When, Why   Why Not!   WHY NOT! (MANHATTAN CARNIVAL)   Winter Wonderland   WOMEN IN LOVE   YOU CAN DEPEND ON ME   YOU'SE A VIPER   ZINDY LOU

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