By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah 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 Requiring 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 Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah 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) Yeah 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) Yeah we wept, (they need their God) When we remember Zion. (ooh, have the power)
Songfacts:Some of the lyrics came from Psalm 137 of The Bible.This song was written by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican group The Melodians. They recorded it in 1969. Boney M released this version on 1978, and it spent 5 weeks at #1 in the UK and was the biggest-selling single of that year.
