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Iko Iko Lyrics
My Gramma and your Gramma
Were sittin' by the fire
My Gramma said to your Gramma
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"
Talkin' bout...
Chorus
Hey now! Hey now!
Iko, Iko, unday
Jockamo feeno ai nan?
Jockamo fee nan?
Look at my queen all dressed in red
Iko, Iko, unday
I betcha five dollars she'll kill you dead
Jockamo fee nan?
Chorus
My flag boy and your flag boy
Were sittin' by the fire
My spy flag told your flag boy
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"
Chorus
Iko!
Chorus
See that guy all dressed in green
Iko, Iko, unday
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine
Jockamo fee nan?
Chorus x2 fade out
I have no idea and probably won't until I know the chorus' meaning.
what the hell?
D'oh! This isn't his song originally! It was made sometime in the 50's by James Crawford, and it was also on the soundtrack for Rainman (then sung by Bell Stars I think). If you want to know what it means, check out: offbeat.com/obfebruary2002/backtalk.html among the questions, you can find the answer....
D'oh! This isn't his song originally! It was made sometime in the 50's by James Crawford, and it was also on the soundtrack for Rainman (then sung by Bell Stars I think). If you want to know what it means, check out: offbeat.com/obfebruary2002/backtalk.html among the questions, you can find the answer....
wow. i makes me want to die knowing that he touched this song. esh.
everyone has done this song. from the greatful dead to warren zevon to friggin aaron carter.
it was written as a new orleans mardi gras song about the black indians. "iko" is some crazy cajun shit. means "listen up, fuckers!" or something to that effect.
dead link, by the way. heres the new one. offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_251.shtml
@notthatguysomeoneelse Iko IKO is a Cree term. It means literally "Pay Attention, PAY ATTENTION!" If you read what I wrote in comments to the Dixie Cups version then you shall have a bit better understanding of this very VERY old song that speaks between slaves and the Cajun/ Creole population about how the whites treated them all! There are a total of 32 verses to this song! (Including "Thisa my Master dressed all black, Iko IKO wha nee. He send you away, you nevah come back, Chuck-a-moe Phine ah nah!") Scotty
@notthatguysomeoneelse Iko IKO is a Cree term. It means literally "Pay Attention, PAY ATTENTION!" If you read what I wrote in comments to the Dixie Cups version then you shall have a bit better understanding of this very VERY old song that speaks between slaves and the Cajun/ Creole population about how the whites treated them all! There are a total of 32 verses to this song! (Including "Thisa my Master dressed all black, Iko IKO wha nee. He send you away, you nevah come back, Chuck-a-moe Phine ah nah!") Scotty
To get some clarification on the meaning of the lyrics to this version please refer to the FIRST ever recorded version of this song by the Dixie Cups. And all these recorded versions are just from that brief one. There are 32 verses to this song! scotty
aaron carter needs to die. just so you know.
@Mizerable_Vanilla He sadly did Saturday November 5th, 2022.
@Mizerable_Vanilla He sadly did Saturday November 5th, 2022.