Brother John / Iko Iko - The Neville Brothers

Jockomo feena hay

Jockomo feena hay

Well if you don’t like what the Big Chief say (it's just)

Jockomo feena hay

Jockomo feena hay

Jockomo feena hay

Well if you don’t like what the Big Chief say (it's just)

Jockomo feena hay (one more time boys…)

Jockomo feena hay (hooray my Linda)

Jockomo feena hay (jockymo feena)

Well if you don’t like what the Big Chief say (it's just)

Jockomo feena hay

Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

Well Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

I remember that morning, I remember it well

Brother John is gone

I remember that morning my Brother John fell

Brother John is gone

Well that corner he died on, the battlefield

Brother John is gone

The rest of his gang won’t bow, they won’t kneel

Brother John is gone

(Keep on singing 'bout)

Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

Yeah Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

He set a mighty goody fire on Mardi Gras day

Brother John is gone

And whoever wasn’t ready to get out the way

Brother John is gone

Well, he was a mighty, mighty brave with a heart of steel

Brother John is gone

But he never would bow and he never would kneel

Brother John is gone

(Keep on singing 'bout)

Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

Yeah Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

Brother John is gone

He was a Wild Tchoupitoulas everywhere he go

Brother John is gone

Well he took 'em up and he took 'em on down

Brother John is gone

Well he took his gang all over town

Brother John is gone

(Keep on singing 'bout)

Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

Yeah Brother (brother), brother (brother)

Brother John is gone

(Hoopin' and a hollerin' say)

Iko (iko), Iko (iko)

Iko Iko un day

Jockomo feeno ah na nay

Jockomo feena nay

(Sing it one more time, sing)

Iko (iko), Iko (iko)

Iko Iko un day

Jockomo feeno ah na nay

Jockomo feena nay

Well Mardi Gras coming and it won’t be long

Iko Iko un day

For them Wild Tchoupitoulas gonna carry on

Jockomo feena nay

Well, we gonna bring 'em up, we gonna bring 'em on down

Iko Iko un day

We gonna play little boy 'til the sun go down

Jockomo feena nay

(Everybody talkin' 'bout)

Hey now (hey now), hey now (hey now)

Iko Iko un day

Jockomo feeno ah na nay

Jockomo feena nay

We got a Queen all dressed in red

Iko Iko un day

That girl (?)

Jockomo feena nay

Well I’m watching' my dressed in that brown

Iko Iko un day

Pretty put a hole in the ground

Jockomo feena nay

(Everybody talkin' 'bout)

Hey now (hey now), hey now (hey now)

Iko Iko un day

Jockomo feeno ah na nay

Jockomo feena nay

Oh look at that girl all dressed in that green

Iko Iko un day

She hides a pistol where it can’t been seen

Jockomo feena nay

Oh I got the pistol, I got the knife

Iko Iko un day

We gonna bring 'em Mardi Gras in the broad daylight

Jockomo feena nay

(Everybody talkin' 'bout)

Hey now (hey now), hey now (hey now)

Iko Iko un day

Jockomo feeno ah na nay

Jockomo feena nay

Iko Iko un day

I’m a Wild Tchoupitoulas everywhere I go

Jockomo feena nay