"Iko Iko (Jock-a-mo)" by The Dixie Cups Ukulele Tabs on UkuTabs

Artist	The Dixie Cups
Album	Iko Iko
Genre(s)	60s • female vocalists • oldies • pop • soul
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Verse:
C
My grandma and your grandma
                    G                   
were sittin' by the fire.
G
My grandma told your grandma,
                           C                           
I'm gonna set your flag on fire.

Chorus:
C
Talkin' 'bout

Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now.
          G
Iko iko unday.
         
Jockamo feeno ai nan ai,
                C     
Jockamo fee nan ai.

Verse:
C
Look at my king all dressed in red.
          G         
Iko iko unday.

I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead.
                C              
Jockamo fee nan ai.

Chorus:
C
Talkin' 'bout

Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now.
          G
Iko iko unday.
         
Jockamo feeno ai nan ai,
                C     
Jockamo fee nan ai.

Verse:
C
My flag boy and your flag boy,
                    G                   
were sittin' by the fire.
G
My flag boy told your flag boy,
                           C                      
I'm gonna set your flag on fire.

Chorus:
C
Talkin' 'bout

Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now.
          G
Iko iko unday.
         
Jockamo feeno ai nan ai,
                C     
Jockamo fee nan ai.

Verse:
C
See that guy all dressed in green?
          G         
Iko iko unday.
G
He's not a man, he's a lovin' machine.
                C             
Jockamo fee nan ai.

Chorus:
C
Talkin' 'bout

Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now.
          G
Iko iko unday.
         
Jockamo feeno ai nan ai,
                C     
Jockamo fee nan ai.

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4 Comments

Diane Jackman
September 9, 2018 at 22:33 · Reply
I had no idea this song was so easy and so much fun!
Alizah
June 22, 2018 at 20:43 · Reply
We named my dog after this song. She’s the best boxer lab mix ever, but she’s coming to her time. Iko is turning 12 in like two and a half months. I love my old pup <3
Roshni
July 20, 2017 at 03:43 · Reply
I was just wondering if you offer online studies
violaplayer1011
March 14, 2017 at 16:32 · Reply
This is the best song I’ve ever encountered

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Carefully listen to the song and try to really "feel" the rhythm. Once you get the basics of strumming, I can assure you it'll go real quick. Maybe the strumming guide can help you on your way.

The Dixie Cups are an American pop music girl group from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA who peaked in the mid 1960s.The trio consisted of sisters Barbara and Rosa Lee Hawkins; plus their cousin Joan Johnson, from the Calliope housing project in New Orleans. They first sang together in grade school. Originally they were to be called Little Miss and the Muffets, but were named The Dixie Cups just prior to their first release.By 1963 the trio had decided to pursue a career in music and began singing locally as the Meltones.
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