Ringo Starr - First All Starr Band - Iko Iko (Dr John)

Greek Theatre, September 3rd 1989. “Iko Iko“ is a much-covered New Orleans song that tells of a parade collision between two “tribes“ of Mardi Gras Indians. The song, under the original title “Jock-A-Mo“, was written in 1953 by James “Sugar Boy“ Crawford in New Orleans. The story tells of a “spy boy“ or “spy dog“ (i.e. a lookout for one band of Indians) encountering the “flag boy“ or guidon carrier for another band. He threatens to set the flag on fire. Crawford set phrases chanted by Mardi Gras Ind