...IKO IKO... by Dr. John -------------............ *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: --------------- D A7 C7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 x02223 x32310 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
