Marley's Ghost - Iko Iko

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
Here me sing out
Hey 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
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
Hear you sing out
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
And it's jackimo feeno an-an-day
Jackimo feen-I-ay