What is the title of the old folk song, the lyrics goes something like "My grandma and your grandma sitting

Question

by the fire, your grandma told my grandma....".
I heard it while i was watching 'The Skeleton Key' starring Kate Hudson on DVD and this song was playing on the record player. It had been stuck in my head ever since.
Can somebody please tell me what's the title, by whom, and where can i download it?

Answer 1

It's called 'Iko Iko', and was originally written around 1950 by James Crawford. It was one of those songs which seemed to strike a chord with people, and quickly became a standard on the folk scene, leading to the misconception it's far older than it actually is.

Lots of people have covered it, including Buckwheat Zydeco, Cyndi Lauper, the Grateful Dead, Dr. John, Warren Zevon, Dave Matthews & Friends, and Glass Candy, although it was the Dixie Cups who popularised it when their version was used in the film 'The Big Easy'. Their version is also the one you heard playing in 'The Skeleton Key'.

I heard that it was about the American Civil war and, while that makes sense, I've never heard anything definite about it.

If you search for the Dixie Cups version on whatever site you usually download your music from, I'm sure you'll find it. Alternitively, of course, Amazon have it.

Answer 2

The song is called Iko Iko, it was made popular in 65 by a group called The Dixie Cups.

Answer 3

Its called Iko Iko and I think Cyndi Lauper performed it.

Answer 4

iko iko

i know it was on the 80's movie "Satisfaction" with Justine Bateman. SHe sang it on the soundtrack

Answer 5

By the Belle stars

Iko Iko

My grandma and your grandma
Sitting by the fire
My grandma says to your grandma
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"

Talkin' 'bout
Hey now
Hey now
Iko iko an nay
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay

Look at my king all dressed in red
Iko iko an nay
I bet you five dollars he'll kill you dead
Jockomo feena nay

CHORUS:
Talkin' 'bout
Hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko an nay (whoah-oh)
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay

My flag boy and your flag boy
Sitting by the fire
My flag boy says to your flag boy
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"

(CHORUS)

(bridge)

(hey now)
(hey now)
(hey now)
(hey now)
Jockomo feena nay
Iko!

See that guy all dressed in green
Iko iko an nay
He's not a man, he's a loving machine
Jockomo feena nay

(4x)
Talkin' 'bout
Hey now (hey now)
Hey now (hey now)
Iko iko an nay (whoah-oh)
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay

(repeat till fading end)
Jockomo feena nay

Answer 6

Iko Iko is the name of the song, I love that song, I have the song downloaded , if you like..I can send it to you..

Answer 7

The name of the song is Iko Iko, written by James Crawford in the fifties.This version by The Dixie Cups was recorded in the sixties. It has been covered by The Grateful Dead , Cyndi Lauper, and Dave Matthews among others. It was also in the movie Satisfaction.

Here are the lyrics:

My grand-ma and your grand-ma were
Sit-tin’ by the fire. - my grand-ma told
Your grand-ma: "i’m gon-na set your flag on fire."--

Chorus:
Talk-in’ ’bout, hey now ! hey now ! i-ko, i-ko, un-day
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-né. - jock-a-mo fee na-né.-

Look at my king all dressed in red.-
I-ko, i-ko, un-day. I bet-cha five dol-lars he’ll kill you dead.--
Jock-a-mo fee na-né

(repeat chorus)

My flag boy and your flag boy were
Sit-tin’ by the fire. - my flag boy told
Your flag boy: "i’m gon-na set your flag on fire."

(repeat chorus)

See that guy all dressed in green ? -
I-ko, i-ko, un-day. he’s not a man;
He’s a lov-in’ ma-chine.--
Jock-a mo fee na-né.--

(repeat chorus)

Answer 8

back in the south, an old song by slaves. i guess the name is not known.

Answer 9

u forgot a question mark

Answer 10

Isn't it by Bananarama, or did they just cover it?