Marley's Ghost - 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 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... (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!