Cyndi Lauper

Songwriter: Jesse Thomas Boogaloo Joe Jones Marilyn Jones Sharon Jones Joan Marie Johnson Barbara Anne Hawkins Rosa Lee Hawkins

Producer: Lennie Petze Cyndi Lauper

[Verse 1]
My grandma and your grandma were sittin' by the fire
My grandma told your grandma, "I'm gonna set your flag on fire"

[Refrain]
Talk-in' 'bout
Hey now, hey now
Iko-iko, un-day
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ne
Jock-a-mo fee-na-ne

[Verse 2]
Look at my king all dressed in red
Iko, iko, un-day
Bet-cha five dollars he'll kill you dead
Jock-a-mo fee na-ne

[Refrain]
Talk-in' 'bout
Hey now, hey now
Iko-iko, un day
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ne
Jock-a-mo fee-na-ne
Yeah

[Verse 3]
See that man all dressed in green
Iko-iko, un-day
He ain't a man, he's a lovin' machine
Jock-a-mo fee na-ne

[Refrain]
Talk-in' 'bout
Hey now, hey now
Iko-iko, un day
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ne
Jock-a-mo fee-na-ne
Yeah

[Verse 4]
My flag boy and your flag boy were sittin' by the fire
With your flag boy told and my flag boy
I'm gonna set their flags on fire

[Refrain]
Talkin' 'bout
Hey now, hey now
Iko-iko, un day
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ne
Jock-a-mo fee-na-ne

[Outro]
Talkin' 'bout
Hey now
Talkin' 'bout
Hey now, hey now
Iko-iko, un day
Jock-a-mo fee-no ai na-ne
Jock-a-mo fee-na-ne
Jock-a-mo fee-na-ne

An 80’s pop starlet that skyrocketed her way to the top of the mainstream game, Cyndi Lauper has made her mark as an artist both socially and musically.

Beginning her solo career in the 1983 with hit debut album She’s So Unusual, Lauper came to be a household name with the four top-five hits that came with the record, including breakthrough single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the visceral, chart-topping “Time After Time”. Her camp attitude, electrifying vocals, and unrelenting earworms made an impression on the general public, and she would take home Best New Artist and Best Album Package at the Grammy’s for She’s So Unusual, amidst 4 other nominations. Lauper would never reach the same sort of stardom again musically following She’s So Unusual, but her legacy was far from over.

She’s So Unusual set the ground for her next True Colors. Released in 1986, the album most notably contained title-track “True Colors”, which would grow to become a primary anthem of the gay rights movement. Lauper would later serve as a key advocate of the LGBT community, and she has fairly consistently addressed homophobia throughout her career.

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