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Iko Iko

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford (1953)

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any annotation of the various parts would be wlecome . Dave

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Iko Iko

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford (1953)

About the song

Samba Ottawa's current version

Video >

The Original by James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford:

The Dixie Cups version:

Words >

Patterns >

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Samba Ottawa

Iko Iko

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford (1953)

About the song

Samba Ottawa's current version Your browser does not support the audio element.

Video >

The Original by James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford:

The Dixie Cups version:

Words >

Patterns >

Samba Ottawa's current version