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Iko Iko (jackomo)~ James "Sugar Boy" Crawford cover

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Uploaded by on Jun 1, 2009

I don't know very much about this song except to say that it was written and recorded by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford in 1953 and has been covered by many people since from Dr. John to the Dixie Cups. I wanted to find some reliable information regarding the translation of some of the terms used but found little out there (I discount Wikipdia on ALL subjects)

It was based, according to Crawford, on Mardi Gras Indian chants and is, basically a call-and-answer song to do with competing tribes or gangs in the Mardi Gras parade with each side issuing threats to destroy the other's costumes. "gonna set yo tail on fire" and " gonna get yo chken wire" (chicken wire being the foundation for the more elaborate costumes) are just a couple of the threats issued.

This version is a mixture of several versions as some are sung using entirely New Orleans dialect words or creole patois and others are completely anglicized.

So in some verses I have kept words like Mareine and others I have translated it as Grandma for example. A bit of a hotch-potch but I have kept my favourite verses from the many out there.

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  • mi chiamo Giacomo e quindi ringrazio l'autore e chi l'ha messa e suonata.... Tank

  • @giacbira

    Grazie, Giacomo.

  • haha thats great

  • @FuckStaub

    Thank you

  • hahaha cool :D

  • @aaagi

    Thank you

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  • this made me smile :D

    i'm sick with what we believe is a stomach virus and strep throat...this made my day :D

  • Beautiful 

  • This is soooo BRRRRRRIIILLLIENT......

  • lol sweet!!!!

  • nice job.

  • Nice job my man  : )

  • That was too cool, Thanks for sharing.

  • Great stuff..!!! Your continuity and playing impressed me. I EVEN started emjoying your voice !!!!! Many thanx

  • koreckt my son's name is jackamo

  • koreckt

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