Lyrics. My grandma and your grandma Were sittin' by the fire My grandma told your grandma "I'm gonna set your flag on fire" Talkin' 'bout Hey now (Hey now) Hey now (Hey now) Iko, iko, un-day (Oh, oh-oh) Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né Jock-a-mo fee na-né Look at my king all dressed in red Iko, iko, un-day I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead

It came from two Indian chants that I put music to. "Iko Iko" was like a victory chant that the Indians would shout. "Jock-A-Mo" was a chant that was called when the Indians went into battle. I just put them together and made a song out of them. Really it was just like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy.". That was a phrase everybody in New Orleans

The Dixie Cups scored an international hit single with "Iko Iko" in May 1965 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart where their version peaked at number 20 and spent 10 weeks on the Top 100. The song also charted at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 20 on the R&B Chart. In Canada "Iko Iko" reached number 26 on the RPM Chart. It was My bestie and your bestie Sit down by di fire Your bestie say she wan' party So can we make these flames go higher? Talkin' hey now (hey now), hey now (hey now) Iko, iko a nae Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ney Jock-a-mo fee na-ey (boom) Start my truck let's all jump in Here we go together Nice cool breeze and big palm trees I'll tell you life don't Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Iko Iko - Original · The Dixie Cups The Dixie Cups' Another Boy Like Mine ℗ 2006 Charly Records Released o . 16 42 153 294 112 340 307 244

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