Rivers of Babylon
(Brent Dowe & Trevor McNaughton)

(1:)
By the rivers of Babylon, where he sat down,
and there he wept when he remembered Zion.
Oh, the wicked carry us away captivity,
require from us a song,
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?

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(2:)
So, let the words of our mouth
and the meditations of our heart
be acceptable in Thy sight.
Oh, verai!

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(first verse: also sung as "the Lord's song")

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Here is the Boney M version.



(1:) By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down,
there we wept when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down,
there we wept when we remembered Zion.

Let the wicked carry us away in captivity, requiring of us a song,
How can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
Let the wicked carry us away in captivity, requiring of us a song,
How can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?

Instrumental + steel drums

So, let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
be acceptable in Thy sight. Here tonight

So, let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
be acceptable in Thy sight. Here tonight

Repeat first verse twice