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IKO IKO
 
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[D] Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-nay, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[A]nay
Baby, If you
                           don't like what I've got to say, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
Iko, Iko, Iko Iko Ah-[A]-Nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay,
                           Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] My spy boy to your spy boy, They were sittin' along the [A] bayou,
My
                           spy boy to your spy boy, I'm gonna set your tail on [D] fire.
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay,
                           Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] We goin' down to Bedford town, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Sure
                           get rowdy when the sun go down, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay,
                           Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] See Marie down the railroad track, Iko Iko Ah-[A]-nay
Said
                           put it here in the chicken sack, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay,
                           Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] My little boy to your little boy, Get your head on [A] my-o
My
                           little girl to your little boy, Gonna fix your chicken [D] wire
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay,
                           Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] We goin' down to see my shack, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Shoulder
                           to shoulder and back to back, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay,
                           Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] The little bitty boy I did not care, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
I
                           had to leave New Orleans to go somewhere, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko
                           ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] Goin' down to see my granny,
                           Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Sure get rowdy eatin' grits and gravy, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko
                           ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] My flag boy to your flag
                           boy, Sittin on' the [A] bayou
My flag boy to your flag boy, Gonna set your flag on [D] fire.
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko
                           ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
[D] See me gal all dressed
                           in red, Iko Iko ah-[A]-nay
Bet you five dollars she'll shoot you dead, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
Hey now, Hey now, Iko Iko
                           ah-[A]-nay
Joc-a-mo-fee-no-ah-nah-nay, Joc-a-mo-fee-nah-[D]-nay
 
 
 

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