Rivers of Babylon

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? There 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 meditation 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 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)