By the
rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah
we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the
rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah
we wept, when we remembered Zion.
When the
wicked
Carried
us away in captivity
Required
from us a song
Now how
shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
When the
wicked
Carried
us away in captivity
Requiering
of us a song
Now how
shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
Let the
words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
be
acceptable in thy sight here tonight
Let the
words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts
be
acceptable in thy sight here tonight
By the
rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah
we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the
rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah
we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the
rivers of Babylon (dark tears of Babylon)
there we
sat down (You got to sing a song)
ye-eah
we wept, (Sing a song of love)
when we
remember Zion. (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
By the
rivers of Babylon (Rough bits of Babylon)
there we
sat down (You hear the people cry)
ye-eah
we wept, (They need their God)
when we
remember Zion. (Ooh, have the power)