Iko Iko
About the song
Some noteshere anyone?
Samba Ottawa's current version
Video +
The Dixie Cups version:
Words +
My grandma and your grandma
Sit-tin' by the fire.
My grandma told your grandma
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire."
chorus:
Talk-in' 'bout,
Hey now ! Hey now !
I-KO, I-KO, un-day
Jack-a-mo fee-no ai na-nay.
Jack-a-mo fee na-nay
Look at that boy all dressed in red
I-KO, I-KO, un-day.
I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead
Jack-a-mo fee na-nay
(chorus)
My flag boy and your flag boy
Sit-tin' by the fire.
My flag boy told your flag boy
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire."
(chorus)
See that guy all dressed in green ?
I-KO, I-KO, un-day.
He's not a man He's a lov-in' machine
Jack-a mo fee na-nay
(chorus)
..need some structure for this
Patterns +
Stick patterns for Iko Iko
count |
1 |
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3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
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4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
metro |
1 |
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X |
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2 |
e |
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3 |
e |
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4 |
e |
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Row 1 |
X |
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X |
r |
X |
e |
X |
r |
X |
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& |
X |
4 |
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Row 2 |
X |
e |
X |
r |
X |
e |
X |
r |
X |
e |
X |
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4 |
e |
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Row 3 |
X |
e |
& |
X |
2 |
e |
X |
r |
3 |
e |
X |
r |
4 |
X |
& |
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Surdo Patterns
count |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
2 |
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1st half verse or chorus |
P |
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P |
2 |
e |
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r |
3 |
e |
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4 |
e |
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P |
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& |
P |
6 |
e |
S |
r |
7 |
e |
& |
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8 |
e |
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r |
2nd half verse or chorus |
S |
e |
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S |
2 |
e |
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r |
3 |
e |
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4 |
e |
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S |
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6 |
e |
P |
r |
7 |
e |
& |
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8 |
e |
& |
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between verses |
P |
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2 |
e |
P |
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3 |
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4 |
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P |
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P |
6 |
e |
P |
r |
7 |
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& |
r |
8 |
e |
& |
r |
any annotation of the various parts would be wlecome . Dave
Structure +
| Instruments coming in in order | Repetitions before next instrument stop or start |
| Metronome | 16 |
| Metronome+Row | 4 |
| Metronome+Rows | 4 |
| Metronome+Rows | 4 OR 8 ((up to singer) |
| Singing starts | |
| Singing ends | |
| Continuing until signal | Hand on head |
| Stopping in reverse order after repetitions | |
| Row 3 stops | after 4 |
| Row 2 stops | after 4 |
| Row 1 stops | after 4 |
| metronome | after 16 and all hit the next 'one' |