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Artist: Dr. John
Canonical path: /dr-john/iko-iko
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Iko Iko
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Iko Iko
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Iko iko, iko iko unday
Jockomo feeno ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
My spy boy told your spy boy
Sitting on the Bayou
My spy boy told your spy boy
I'm gonna set your tail on fire
Talking bout hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko, iko iko unday
Jockomo feeno ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
My Marie told your Marie
Sitting on the Bayou
My Marie told your Marie
I'm gonna set your flag on fire
We going down to
Iko iko unday
We gonna catch a little?
With jockomo feena nay, now
Talking bout hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko, iko iko unday
Jockomo feeno ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
All right
See Marie down the railroad track
Iko iko unday
Said put it here in the chicken sack
With jockomo feena nay
My little boy told your little boy
Get your head on my-o
My little girl told your little boy
We gonna get your chicken wire
Talking bout hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko, iko iko unday
Jockomo feeno ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
We going down to Bedford town
Iko iko unday
We gonna dance
Bout to mess around
Jockomo feena nay
Watch all what you tell them to
Iko iko unday
Cause we ain't do what you tell us to
Now you can jockomo feena nay
Talking bout hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko, iko iko unday
Jockomo feeno ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
Jockomo feena nay
What I say, unday
Jockomo feena nay
What I say, unday...
Iko iko unday
Jockomo feena nay
Iko iko unday
Jockomo feena nay...
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