Chorus:
‖: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down,
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion. :‖
Verses:
‖: When the wickèd
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song.
Now how shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? :‖
‖: Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight. :‖
Chorus
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 remembered 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 remembered Zion. (Ooh, have the power)