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Recorded by James “Sugar Boy” Crawford in 1954, Jock-A-Mo was a pop hit. In 1964, it was  recorded by the Dixie Cups as “Iko Iko.” In 1983, Crawford said, “When I was growing up I lived near the battlefield [Simon Bolivar and Melpomene Streets] where the Indians paraded on Mardi Gras Day. When the tribes ran up on each other they shouted ‘Jock-a-mo fee na na’ and ‘Iko Iko.’” I didn’t have in mind to do a Carnival record—just wanted to record a good song.” He succeeded.

Iko, iko
Iko iko an de
Jock-a-mo fee no ah na nay
Jock-a-mo fee na ne