Dr. John (también conocido como Dr. John Creaux) era el nombre de Malcom John Rebennack Jr. (Nueva Orleans, Louisiana, Estados Unidos, 21 de noviembre de 1940-6 de junio de 2019), un pianista, cantante y compositor estadounidense cuya música se extiende, y a menudo combina, los géneros del blues, del boogie woogie y del rock and roll.
Biografía
Infancia y raíces musicales
Nacido en Nueva Orleans, Louisiana, la carrera musical de Dr. John comenzó en su ciudad natal a comienzos de los años 50.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
...IKO IKO... by Dr. John -------------............
*from 'Dr. John's Gumbo' (1972)*
Intro:
D
Verse 1:
DA7D Iko, Iko, Iko un-day, jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
DA7 My spy boy, see your spy boy, sitting by the Bayou, D My spy boy, told your spy boy; I'm gonna set your tail on fire.
Chorus 1:
DA7 Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day, D Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Interlude:
C7
Verse 2:
DA7 My marraine see your parrain, sittin' on the Bayou, D My marraine told your parrain; I'm gonna set your flag on fire.
DA7 We're going down the Bureau de change, Iko, Iko un-day, D We're gonna catch a little hooch this morning, with Jockamo fee na-né(?)
Chorus 2:
DA7 Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day, D Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Interlude:
C7
Verse 3:
DA7 See Marie, down the railroad track, Iko, Iko un-day, D Said put it here in the chicken sack, with Jockamo fee na-né.
DA7 My little boy, told your little boy; get your head on my-o, D My little girl, told your little boy; we gonna get your chicken wire.
Chorus 3:
DA7 Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day, D Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Interlude:
C7
Verse 4:
DA7 We goin' down, to Bedford town, Iko, Iko un-day, D We're gonna tell 'em 'bout your messin' around, with Jockamo fee na-né.
DA7 Watch all what you tell them to, Iko, Iko un-day, D 'Cos we ain't do, what you tell us to; now you can Jockamo fee na-né.
Chorus 4:
DA7 Talkin' 'bout; hey now, hey now! Iko, Iko un-day, D Jockamo feeno ai nané, Jockamo fee na-né.
Coda:
C7 Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday. Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday. Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday. Jockamo fee na-né, what I say, unday.
(Continues under):
C7 Iko, Iko unday, Jockamo fee na-né. Iko, Iko unday, Jockamo fee na-né.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
DA7C7
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])