Coastside Campfire

My grandma and your grandma
Sittin' by the fire.
My grandma said to your grandma
"I'm gonna set your house on fire"

Chorus:
Talkin’ ‘bout Hey now! Hey now!
Iko, Iko, unday
Jockamo feeno ai nanay
Jockamo fee nanay

Look at my chief all dressed in red
Iko, Iko, unday.
I betcha five dollars he'll kill you dead
Jockamo fee nanay

My spy boy and your spy boy,
Sittin' by the bayou.
My spy boy said to your spy boy
We're gonna fix your chicken wire!

My flag boy and your flag boy
Sittin' by the fire.
My flag boy said to your flag boy
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"

Well, the little-bitty boy got a heart of steel
Iko, Iko, unday.
And he never would bow and he never would kneel.
Jockamo fee nanay

Well, the prettiest thing I ever did see
Iko, Iko, unday.
Was a Mardi Gras Injun in New Orleans.
Jockamo fee nanay

I'm gonna tell you somethin' boy, that you don't know
Early Mardi Gras mornin'
Them Injun jumpin' on the battlefield
Strike without no warnin'

He was a mighty brave when he sang his song,
Iko, Iko, unday.
And that's why his name gonna carry on.
Jockamo fee nanay

My Spy Boy eat de big p'ok chop
Your Spy Boy eat liver
Mardi Gras mornin' when the Indians come
Gonna run you dead in de river

See that chief all dressed in green?
Iko Iko unday
He hide the pistol where it can't be seen.
Jockamo fee nanay

Well, the Mardi Gras comin' and it won't be long
Iko, Iko, unday.
'Til the wild Tchopatoulas start to carry on.
Jockamo fee nanay

All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey.
I went for a walk
On a winter's day.
I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.

California dreaming,
On such a winter's day.

Stopped into a church
I passed along the way.
Well, I got down on my knees
And I pretend to pray.
You know the preacher likes the cold,
He knows I'm gonna stay

All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey.
I went for a walk
On a winter's day.
If I didn't tell her
I could leave today.

California dreaming,
On such a winter's day.

CHORUS
Why do you build me up (Build me up) buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (Let me down)and mess me around
And then worst of all (Worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (Say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'
You know that I have from the start (ahhh)
So build me up (Build me up) buttercup, don't break my heart

"I'll be over at ten", you told me time and again
But you're late, I wait around and then (Bah-dah-dah)
I run to the door, I can't take any more
It's not you, you let me down again
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time, and I'll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

CHORUS

To you I'm a toy but I could be the boy you adore
(You were my toy but you could be the boy I adore)
If you'd just let me know (Bah-dah-dah)
Although you're untrue, I'm attracted to you all the more
Why do I need you so
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I'll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo

CHORUS

I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start (ahhh)
So build me up (Build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart (ba-dum-ba-dum)

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.