F      F                 F               F
  haha   hey yo big wave  tell 'em Iko     

[Verse 1]
F
My bestie and your bestie
F                C
Sit down by the fire.
C7
Your bestie say she want party
           C                    F
Say can we make these flames go higher.

[Chorus]
             F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F           C
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C            F
Chakimo fina nae.

[Verse 2]
F
Start my truck, let's all jump in
F              C
Here we go together.
C7
Nice cool breeze and big palm trees
              C                 F
I'll tell ya life don't get no better.

[Chorus]
             F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F           C
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C            F
Chakimo fina nae.

[Bridge 1]
   F               
A keia mama gwelé,
  F                    C
 step on the dancin' floor.
C7
Hips be windin', DJ rewindin'
 C                    F
Take it to the island way
 F              
Keio baby mamá, 
F                   C
put on your dancin' shoes
     C7
One drop it, pop it low now, take it to the max now
 C                    F
Jammin' the small jam way,
 C                    F
Jammin' the small jam way.

[Verse 3]
F
My bestie and your bestie
F                C
Dancin´ by the fire.
C7
Your bestie says she want party
           C                   F
Say can we make these flames go higher.

[Chorus]
             F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F           C
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C            F
Chakimo fina nae.

[Bridge 1]
N.C.*
Solomon girls wake up, right go to mama,
Make we party nonstop in an island banda.
Swing those hips and back it up to me ragga
A chance fo´ party, ladies do the Dougie Dougie.

     F
I´m jammin island reggae rappin blue, green and yellow
    F                                C
Me tappin´ on me beats make ya slow wind for me baby.
 C7
Speakers bumpin, people jumpin´
       C                 F
We´re jammin´ the island way.

[Verse 4]
F
Shout out to the good time crew,
F               C
All across the islands.
C7
Grab your shoes then we´ll two-by-two
               C                  F
And now we´re shinin bright like diamonds.

[Chorus]
             F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
F           C
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
 C           F
Chakimo fina nae.

[Bridge 2]
N.C.*
Yes, one drop it, pop it low now,
Take it to the max now
Jammin´ the small jam way. Wind it!

F
Wind up go down, wind up go down,
 F              C
Twist your body backwards.
       C7
We go left, left, we go right, right,
 C                  F
Turn it around and forwards.
F
Wind up go down, wind up go down,
 F              C
Twist your body backwards.
       C7
We go left, left, we go right, right,
 C                  F
Turn it around and forwards.

[Verse 5/ Outro]
F
My bestie and your bestie
 F              C
Dancin´ by the fire.
C7
Your bestie says she want party
           C                     F
Say can we make these flames go higher.

[Chorus]
             F
Talkin' bout hey now, (hey now) hey now, (hey now)
           C
Iko, iko a nae.
 C7
Chakimo fina a na nae
C            F
Chakimo fina nae.
C            F
Chakimo fina nae.
C            F
Chakimo fina nae.
C            F   C  F
Chakimo fina nae.