Iko Iko
Lyrics: Traditional
Music: The Grateful Dead
Chorus
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now
Iko iko un day
Jockomo feeno ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay
My spy dog see your spy dog
Sitting by the Bayou
My spy dog see your spy dog
Gonna set your tail on fire
[chorus]
Indian boy wanna go downtown
Iko iko un day
You don't like what the big chief said
Said Jockamo feena nay
[chorus]
My grandma see your grandpa
Sitting by the Bayou
My grandma see your grandpa
Gonna set your flag on fire
[chorus]
My spy boy see your spy boy
Sitting by the Bayou
My spy boy see your spy boy
Gonna fix your chicken wire
[chorus]
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Variations (2)
2. On 6/14/85, Bob sang two additional verses:Meet the boys on the battlefront
The Wild Tchoupitoulas gonna stomp some rump
Meet the boys on the battlefront, sing brother John is gone
Meet the boys on the battlefront, bye bye, cho cho
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Live Performances (166)
5/13/81 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/12/82
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
8/1/82 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8/10/82 Iowa Field
House, Iowa City, Iowa
9/24/82 Carrier
Dome, Syracuse, New York
4/16/83
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/28/83 Poplar Creek
Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
12/31/83 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/28/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/7/84 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/23/84 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
4/30/84
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/7/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/9/84
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/14/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
6/21/84
Kingswood Music Theatre, Maple, Canada
7/1/84 Pine
Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
7/6/84 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
10/8/84 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
10/17/84
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
11/2/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
2/18/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/12/85 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/31/85 Cumberland
County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
6/24/85 Riverbend
Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
9/2/85 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9/6/85 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/25/85 Hollywood
Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida
11/2/85
Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
11/8/85 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
11/20/85 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/8/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/11/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/20/86 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/28/86
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/3/86 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/13/86 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/11/86 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/26/86 Hubert H.
Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
7/6/86 RFK
Stadium, Washington, D.C.
12/15/86 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
12/16/86 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
12/30/86 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
1/30/87 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/3/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/23/87
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/30/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/4/87 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/10/87 UIC
Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
4/18/87 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/3/87 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
5/9/87 Laguna
Seca Recreation Area, Monterey, California
6/20/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/27/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/6/87
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/10/87 JFK Stadium,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/19/87 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/26/87 Anaheim
Stadium, Anaheim, California
8/16/87
Town Park, Telluride, Colorado
8/23/87
Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, California
9/7/87
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
9/13/87 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/20/87
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/87
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/4/87
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
11/8/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
11/15/87 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/31/87 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/13/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/16/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/18/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/27/88 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/5/88 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/9/88 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/14/88 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/24/88 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/23/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/2/88 Oxford
Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
7/29/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
8/26/88 Tacoma Dome,
Tacoma, Washington
9/5/88 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/11/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/24/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/30/88 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/18/88 Lakefront Arena,
New Orleans, Louisiana
12/11/88 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/28/88 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/7/89
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/12/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
4/2/89
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/13/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/17/89 Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
4/30/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/7/89 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
5/27/89
Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
6/18/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/7/89 JFK
Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/10/89 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
8/18/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/30/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/15/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
12/27/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/31/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/27/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/90 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/30/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/6/90
Cal State Dominguez Hills Soccer Field, Carson, California
6/17/90 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/10/90
Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
9/12/90 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/16/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/24/90 Sporthalle,
Hamburg, Germany
12/12/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
3/23/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/29/91 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/5/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
5/11/91 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/11/91 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/20/91 Pine Knob
Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
6/28/91 Mile High
Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/12/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/9/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/17/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/22/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/24/92
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/3/92 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
3/9/92 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
5/25/92 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/6/92 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
6/25/92 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
12/11/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/23/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/11/93 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/22/93 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/1/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/23/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/18/93 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
6/26/93 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
8/27/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/14/93 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/18/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/26/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/8/93 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/25/94
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/4/94
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/17/94 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/27/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/4/94 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
6/24/94 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
7/27/94 Riverport
Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
9/18/94 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/2/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/10/94 USAir Arena,
Landover, Maryland
10/18/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
11/29/94 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/12/94 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/26/95
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/95 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/27/95 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/4/95
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama
5/24/95 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
6/19/95 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/24/95 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
7/5/95
Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
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Official Recordings (17)
10/7/77
Road Trips
Volume One, Number Two: October '77
11/4/77
Dave's Picks Volume
Twelve
7/5/78 July
1978: The Complete Recordings
9/16/78
Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978
9/2/80
Dick's Picks Volume
Twenty-One
10/7/80 Reckoning
6/24/85
30 Trips Around The Sun
7/26/87
View From
The Vault IV
3/27/88
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Five
4/2/89
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Nine
7/7/89
Crimson, White & Indigo
7/10/89
Giants Stadium
1987, 1989, 1991
3/18/90
Spring 1990 (The
Other One)
3/30/90 Spring
1990
9/16/90
Dick's Picks Volume Nine
6/20/91
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Eleven