written by M. Jones, S. Jones, J. Jones, J. Thomas 1964 arc publishing melder
publishing and trio music (admin by warners-tama ) copyright 1964 Now,
your grandma's, and my grandma's, sittin' by the fire My grandma told
your grandma, "I'm gonna set your flag on fire." Hey, now (hey now) Hey
now, (hey now) Iko-iko an dey (yeah) Chakko mo fino, ah-nah-ney Chakko
mo fi-nah-ney Now, your flag boy and my flag boy Was sittin' by the
fire My flag boy told your flag boy "I'm gonna set your flag on
fire." Hey, now (hey now) Hey now, (hey now) Iko-iko an dey
(yeah) Chakko mo fino, ah-nah-ney Chakko mo fi-nah-ney (Hey, hey
now) Now, look at my king, All dressed in red Iko-Iko an-dey I
betcha' five dollars, He'll kill ya dead Chakko mo fi-nah-ney Hey, now
(hey now) Hey now, (hey now) Iko-iko an dey (hey) Chakko mo fino,
ah-nah-ney Chakko mo fi-nah-ney IKO! (descending into general hilarity)