Iko Iko Lyrics

(Traditional)Jackimo feen-i-ay! Jackimo feen-i-ay!You don't like what the big chief say.He say, Jackimo feen-i-ay!Jackimo feen-i-ay! Hooray Melinda!Jackimo feen-i-ay! Jackimo fender!You don't like what the big chief say.He say, Jackimo feen-i ay!Well, my spy boy and your spy boy, sittin' by the bayou.Yeah, my spy boy and your spy boy, we're gonna get your chicken by you!And he say now...(Chorus:)Here me sing outHey now! (Hey now!)Hey now! (Hey now!)Iko Iko on day!And it's jackimo feeno an-an-day!Jackimo feen-i-ay!Well, the little-bitty boy got a heart of steel (Iko iko an-day!)and he never would bow and he never would kneel. (Jackimo feen-i-ay!)He was a mighty brave when he sang his song, (Iko iko an-day!)and that's why his name gonna carry on. (Jackimo feen-i-ay!)Here me sing out...(Chorus)Well, the prettiest thing I ever did see (Iko iko an-day!)was a Mardi Gras Injun in New Orleans. (Jackimo feen-i-ay!)Yeah, they run' em up and they run 'em on down. (Iko iko an-day!)And they play wild Injun when the sun go down. (Jackimo feen-i-ay!)Well, you see my spy, she all dressed in green. (Iko iko an-day!)Yeah, hide the pistol where it can't be seen. (Jackimo feen-i-ay!)Well, you see my spy, she all dressed in red. (Iko iko an-day!)Gonna bury a hatchet in the big chief's head. (Jackimo feen-i-ay!)Everybody sing now...(Chorus)Hear you sing out...(Chorus)Well, the Mardi Gras comin' and it won't be long (Iko iko an-day!)'til the wild Tchopatoulas start to carry on. (Jackimo feen-i-ay!)Hear you sing out...(Chorus)And it's jackimo feeno an-an-day!Jackimo feen-i-ay!