Here's a version of this song that I just found on this website of children's rhymes: http://www.streetplay.com/discus/cgi-discus/show.cgi?75/75.html Girl Games Clap and Rhyme: Archive through June 8, 2000


My grandmother and your grandmother, sittin by the fire
My grandmother says to your grandmother, gonna set your flag on fire
Talkin bout hey now, hey now, iko iko anay
Talkin bout fena, ana lay, talkin bout fena lay.

My fat boy and your fat boy, sittin by the fire
My fat boy says to your fat boy, gonna set your flag on fire
Talkin bout hey now, hey now, iko iko aney
Talkin bout fena, ana lay, talkin bout fena lay.
-By Anonymous on Monday, May 1, 2000 - 06:37 am


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I wouldn't be surprised if the children who recited this rhyme {while doing handclaps or jumping rope?} hadn't ever heard the
"Iko Iko" song. How 'bout this rhyme as an example of folk etymology?

I'm just lovin it.