"Knock Me a Kiss" is a song written by Mike Jackson (music) and Andy Razaf (lyrics).

[1] It was performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, recorded in November 1941, and released on the Decca label (catalog no.

The B-side was "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town".

The record was a hit,[2] but was released prior to the creation of the Harlem Hit Parade chart in late October 1942.

[3] Despite the lack of precise chart information, music historians William and Nancy Young wrote: "The recording took off as an immediate hit; its ... slangy lyrics (or jive, to use the language of the time) ... proved irresistible to record buyers and made Jordan and his band a force in the marketplace.