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Libera's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Burn it up, burn it up, burn it up, Papa Joe.
Original Lyrics:
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, adieu, ooh.
A 2008 cover of a 1989 Enya hit. Libera was a British vocal group consisting of young boys. This line appears in their version of the song, but not in Enya's original version.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
C'est Louie, c'est Louie, c'est Louie
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
C'est Noël, c'est Noël, c'est Noël (French for 'It's Christmas time')
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
C'est noël, c'est noël, c'est noël
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
C'est noël, c'est noël, c'est noël is French for "it's Christmas, it's Christmas, it's Christmas"
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Carry me on the waves to the London Embassy
Original Lyrics:
Carry me on the waves the lands I've never seen
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cellophane, cellophane, cellophane
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cellophane, cellophane, cellophane
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Chevrolet, Chevrolet, Chevrolet
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fade away, fade away, fade away.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From Bali, to Cali, far beneath the chorus
Original Lyrics:
From Bali, to Cali, far beneath the Coral Sea
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From Bali, to Tali
Original Lyrics:
From Bali, to Cali
Sounds good either way.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From Bali, two can pee
Original Lyrics:
From Bali, to Cali
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From Fajee to Tireen
To the island of the Moon.
To the island of the Moon.
Original Lyrics:
From Fiji to Tiree
And the isles of Ebony.
And the isles of Ebony.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From Fiji to Tiree
And the isles of Analie.
And the isles of Analie.
Original Lyrics:
From Fiji to Tiree
And the isles of Ebony.
And the isles of Ebony.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the North to be loud
It's the day of trick-or-treat!
It's the day of trick-or-treat!
Original Lyrics:
From the North to the South
Ebudae unto Khartoum
Ebudae unto Khartoum
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the North to the South
To the Gegadjokogo
To the Gegadjokogo
Original Lyrics:
From the North to the South
Ebudae unto Khartoum
Ebudae unto Khartoum
What the heck is "Gegadjokogo", anyway?
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the North to the South
On the day of the cartoon
On the day of the cartoon
Original Lyrics:
From the North to the South
Ebudae unto Khartoum
Ebudae unto Khartoum
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
From the deep sea of clouds to the island of Aruba ...
From Peru to Cebu to the Aruba below
From Peru to Cebu to the Aruba below
Original Lyrics:
From the deep sea of clouds to the islands of the moon ...
From Peru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon
From Peru to Cebu hear the power of Babylon
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear the power far below
Original Lyrics:
Hear the power of Babylon
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the eyes of Ebony
Original Lyrics:
And the isles of Ebony.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jebediah the Pariah said, 'Come & bring your shorts.'
Original Lyrics:
Let me sail, let me sail, let me crash upon your shore.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me preach, let me teach
Far beyond the yellow sin.
Far beyond the yellow sin.
Original Lyrics:
Let me reach, let me beach
Far beyond the Yellow Sea.
Far beyond the Yellow Sea.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me reach, let me beach
On the shores of Triple A.
On the shores of Triple A.
Original Lyrics:
Let me reach, let me beach
On the shores of Tripoli.
On the shores of Tripoli.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me reach, let me beach
On the shows of Triple H.
On the shows of Triple H.
Original Lyrics:
Let me reach, let me beach
On the shores of Tripoli.
On the shores of Tripoli.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me save you, let me save you.
Original Lyrics:
Let me sail, let me sail.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me see, let me see, we can make a homo float.
Let me reach, let me b*tch, on the seas of Tripoli.
Let me reach, let me b*tch, on the seas of Tripoli.
Original Lyrics:
Let me sail, let me sail, on the Orinoco flow.
Let me reach, let me beach on the shores of Tripoli.
Let me reach, let me beach on the shores of Tripoli.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let me sell you, let me sell...
Original Lyrics:
Let me sail, let me sail...
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Move down, move down
Original Lyrics:
Da da, da da
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the shoes of Treble E.
Original Lyrics:
On the shores of Tripoli.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ross and Mister Fenessy
Original Lyrics:
Ross and his dependencies
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Safeways, Safeways, Safeways
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Safeways is a supermarket in the UK.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Salad plate, salad plate, salad plate.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sale on Wednesday, on Wednesday, on May.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sale today, Sale today, Sale today
Original Lyrics:
Sail Away, Sail Away, Sail Away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Samurai, samurai, samurai
or
Sunny day, sunny day, sunny day
or
Say you will, say you will, say you will.
or
Sunny day, sunny day, sunny day
or
Say you will, say you will, say you will.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sane? No way!
or
Say 'No way'.
or
Say 'No way'.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Save a whale, save a whale, save a whale
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Save the whale, save the whale, save the whale
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Save the whales, save the whales, save the whales
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Save the world, save the world, save the world.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say 'O-tay!', say 'O-tay', say 'O-tay!'
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say Vincent Vincent
Original Lyrics:
Sail away sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say a prayer, say a prayer, say a prayer.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say a way, say a way, say a way.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say hooray! Say hooray! Say hooray!
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away!
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say no way, say no way, say no way.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say the word, say the word, say the word!
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say your age, say your age, say your age.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Say your name, say your name, say your name
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Segregate, segregate, segregate
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sell your bread, sell your bread, sell your bread.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silhouette, silhouette, silhouette.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silly whale, silly whale, silly whale
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Spank away, spank away, spank away.
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stay away, stay away, stay away
Original Lyrics:
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up Papa Smurf
Say your prayers, say your prayers, say your prayers
Say your prayers, say your prayers, say your prayers
Original Lyrics:
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, bye adieu
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Sail away, sail away, sail away
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and his gay tendencies
Original Lyrics:
We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and its dependencies
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can sigh, say goodbye, with sadistic tendencies
Original Lyrics:
We can sigh, say goodbye Ross and its dependencies
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can sing, we can sing.
Original Lyrics:
We can sail, we can sail.
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can sing, we can sing
Original Lyrics:
We can sail, we can sail
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We can steal, we can kneel
With Rob Dickens at the wheel
With Rob Dickens at the wheel
Original Lyrics:
We can steer, we can near
With Rob Dickens at the wheel
With Rob Dickens at the wheel
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We conceal, we conceal
Original Lyrics:
We can sail, we can sail
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We found a diamond.
Original Lyrics:
Da da, da da
Enya's, "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"
Misheard Lyrics:
We grabbed a diamond.
Original Lyrics:
Da da, da da
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