...IKO IKO... by Dr. John
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*from 'Dr. John's Gumbo' (1972)*
Intro:
Verse 1:
Iko, Iko, Iko un-day, jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
My spy boy, see your spy boy, sitting by the Bayou,
My spy boy, told your spy boy; I'm gonna set your tail on fire.
Chorus 1:
Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,
Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Interlude:
Verse 2:
My marraine see your parrain, sittin' on the Bayou,
My marraine told your parrain; I'm gonna set your flag on fire.
We're going down the Bureau de change, Iko, Iko un-day,
We're gonna catch a little hooch this morning, with Jockamo fee na-né(?)
Chorus 2:
Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,
Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Interlude:
Verse 3:
See Marie, down the railroad track, Iko, Iko un-day,
Said put it here in the chicken sack, with Jockamo fee na-né.
My little boy, told your little boy; get your head on my-o,
My little girl, told your little boy; we gonna get your chicken wire.
Chorus 3:
Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,
Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Interlude:
Verse 4:
We goin' down, to Bedford town, Iko, Iko un-day,
We're gonna tell 'em 'bout your messin' around, with Jockamo fee na-né.
Watch all what you tell them to, Iko, Iko un-day,
'Cos we ain't do, what you tell us to; now you can Jockamo fee na-né.
Chorus 4:
Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,
Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Coda:
Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday.
Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday.
Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday.
Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday.
(Continues under):
Iko, Iko unday, Jockamo fee na-né.
Iko, Iko unday, Jockamo fee na-né.
(Repeat to Fade)
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