Iko Iko:The Dixie Cups.
Hit the top 40 in 1965.
The song lyrics are partly Creole French &
the song is allegedly about the Mardi Gras.
The only music during the whole song is Barbara
Hawkins beating time with drumsticks on a Coke bottle.
I added the chords.
#1.
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My grandma and your grandma
C
were sittin' by the fire.
C
My grandma told your grandma,
F
I'm gonna set your flag on fire.
Chorus:
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Talkin' 'bout
Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now.
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Iko iko unday.
Jockamo feeno ai nan ai,
F
Jockamo fee nan ai.
Verse 2:
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Look at my king all dressed in red.
C
Iko iko unday.
I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead.
F
Jockamo fee nan ai.
Chorus:
#3.
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My flag boy and your flag boy,
C
were sittin' by the fire.
C
My flag boy told your flag boy,
F
I'm gonna set your flag on fire.
Chorus:
#4:
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See that guy all dressed in green?
C
Iko iko unday.
C
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine.
F
Jockamo fee nan ai.
Chorus:
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.