After flying under the radar on its original release, “Send Me On My Way” saw a resurgence a decade after it dropped after being featured in a scene from the movie Ice Age and Enterprise Rent-A-Car commercials. It is known for its upbeat mood and difficult to understand lyrics.
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[Intro]
On my way, on my way
On my way, on my way
[Verse 1]
I would like to reach out my hand
Oombayseeyou, oombaytellyou to run (On my way, on my way)
Omabadee, seemoobadeeyah
Well, pick me up with golden hand
And oombayseeyou, oombaytellyou to run (On my way, on my way)
Omabadee, seemoobadeeyah
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I would like to hold my little hand
And we will run, we will, we will crawl, we will
I would like to hold my little hand
And we will run, we will, we will crawl
[Chorus]
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Mm, hmm (On my way)
[Verse 2]
I would like to reach out my hand
Oombayseeyou, oombaytellyou to run (On my way, on my way)
Omabadee, seemoobadeeyah
Now pick me up with golden hand
Oombayseeyou, oombaytellyou to run (On my way, on my way)
Omabadee, seemoobadeeyah
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I would like to hold my little hand
And we will run, we will, we will crawl, we will
I would like to hold my little hand
And we will run, we will, we will crawl
[Chorus]
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Send me on my way (On my way)
Mm, hmm, whoo! (On my way)
Ha ha ha
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, I would like to hold my little hand
And we will run, we will, we will crawl, we will
I would like to hold my little hand
And we will run, we will, we will crawl
[Chorus]
Send me on my way
Send me on my way
Send me on my way
On my way
Send me on my way
Send me on my way
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
On my way
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
On my way
[Outro]
I would like to reach out my hand
Oombayseeyou, oombaytellyou to run (On my way, on my way)
Omabadee, seemoobadeeyah
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you very much
Send Me On My Way was written by Michael Glabicki.
Send Me On My Way was produced by Bill Bottrell.
Rusted Root released Send Me On My Way on Tue Aug 23 1994.