Iko Iko

...IKO IKO... by Dr. John

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*from 'Dr. John's Gumbo' (1972)*





Intro:



D



Verse 1:



D                 A7                                            D

 Iko, Iko, Iko un-day, jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.



D                                                   A7

 My spy boy, see your spy boy, sitting by the Bayou,

                                                               D

My spy boy, told your spy boy; I'm gonna set your tail on fire.



Chorus 1:



               D                                 A7

Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,

                                         D

Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.



Interlude:



C7



Verse 2:



D                                                   A7

 My marraine see your parrain, sittin' on the Bayou,

                                                               D

My marraine told your parrain; I'm gonna set your flag on fire.



D                                                       A7

 We're going down the Bureau de change, Iko, Iko un-day,

                                                                        D

We're gonna catch a little hooch this morning, with Jockamo fee na-né(?)



Chorus 2:



               D                                 A7

Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,

                                         D

Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.



Interlude:



C7



Verse 3:



D                                                    A7

 See Marie, down the railroad track, Iko, Iko un-day,

                                                             D

Said put it here in the chicken sack, with Jockamo fee na-né.



D                                                           A7

 My little boy, told your little boy; get your head on my-o,

                                                                     D

My little girl, told your little boy; we gonna get your chicken wire.



Chorus 3:



               D                                  A7

Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,

                                         D

Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.



Interlude:



C7



Verse 4:



D                                                A7

 We goin' down, to Bedford town, Iko, Iko un-day,

                                                                       D

We're gonna tell 'em 'bout your messin' around, with Jockamo fee na-né.



D                                                 A7

 Watch all what you tell them to, Iko, Iko un-day,

                                                                     D

'Cos we ain't do, what you tell us to; now you can Jockamo fee na-né.



Chorus 4:



               D                                 A7

Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day,

                                         D

Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.



Coda:



C7

 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):



C7

 Iko, Iko unday, Jockamo fee na-né.

Iko, Iko unday, Jockamo fee na-né.



(Repeat to Fade)





CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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   D       A7      C7



 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE

 xx0232  x02223  x32310





Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])