The WELL: deadsongs.vue.105: Iko Iko

#7: Tim Lynch (masonskids) Fri 15 Jan 10 05:27

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:27:00 PST

Interesting post on wikipedia about this song...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iko_Iko [Read entire topic]

#6: Christian Crumlish (xian) Mon 3 May 04 09:16

Mon, 03 May 2004 09:16:00 PDT

After the Neville collaborations of the late '80s the Dead experimented with some of the verses from the Nevilles' version, as I recall.

Bobby, for example, once added the "Meet the boys on the battlefront/The Wild Tchoupitoulas gonna stomp some rump" verse to one show, although at the time and on the tape it sounded kind of like "wild chump chomp, chomp chomp" to me. [Read entire topic]

#5: AZanimal (zepezauer) Fri 30 Apr 04 17:35

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:35:00 PDT

I thought it was 'spy boy' some of the time and 'spot dog' others.

Also, Jerry sometimes sang a verse ending with

If you don't like what the Big Chief say Just jockomo feena nay

Don't remember the first two lines. I believe this appears in some older Nawlins versions. [Read entire topic]

#4: Melinda Belleville (mellobelle) Fri 30 Apr 04 11:55

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:55:00 PDT

I always thought it was 'spy boy'. [Read entire topic]

#3: David Gans (tnf) Fri 30 Apr 04 01:27

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 01:27:00 PDT

Yes to marraine, no to pistol, from what I can recall [Read entire topic]

#2: Alex Allan (alexallan) Thu 29 Apr 04 19:53

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:53:00 PDT

I have a couple of variants to the lyrics noted that I got from other grateful dead lyrics collections. Grateful if anyone can can confirm whether they were sung by Jerry--it's always possible they've been lifted from other versions. Dates would be great.

One that is widely quoted is: Well look at that girl all dressed in green She hides a pistol where it can't be seen

Another is: My marraine see your parrain (it appears also as "My Marie ..." but "My marraine" is what Dr John sings in his version - from the French word for godmother) [Read entire topic]

#1: Alex Allan (alexallan) Thu 11 Sep 03 00:22

Thu, 11 Sep 2003 00:22:00 PDT

Iko Iko Lyrics: Traditional Music: Traditional

Chorus: Hey now (hey now) Hey now (hey now) Iko iko un day Jockomo feeno ah na nay Jockomo feena nay

My grandma see your grandpa Sitting by the Bayou My grandma see your granpa Gonna fix your chicken wire

[chorus]

My spy dog see your spy dog Sitting by the Bayou My spy dog see your spy dog Gonna set your tail on fire

[chorus]

My little boy see your little boy Sitting by the Bayou My little boy see your little boy Gonna fix your chicken wire

[chorus]

My grandma see your grandma Sitting by the Bayou My grandma see your grandma Gonna fix your chicken wire

[chorus] [Read entire topic]

#0: (alexallan) Thu 11 Sep 03 00:20

Thu, 11 Sep 2003 00:20:00 PDT

Iko Iko w&m: traditional LASF: http://www.whitegum.com/songfile/IKOIKO.HTM [Read entire topic]