Psalm 137. 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept. when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars. we hung our harps, 3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!". 4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord. (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 remembered Zion. (Ooh, have the power) Submit Corrections Thanks to Esther Curtis for correcting these lyrics. Writer (s): Frank Farian, George Reyam, Brent Dowe, T McNaughton AZLyrics 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 t 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 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 151 20K views 11 years ago I don't own the rights to this music. Recorded in 1978 by German based pop group "Boney M" The song is based on the Biblical hymn Psalm 137:1-4, a hy Show more Show The song is based on the Biblical Psalm 137 :1-4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC: [1] Previously the Kingdom of Israel, after being united under Kings David and Solomon, had been split in two, with the Kingdom of Israel in the north, conquered by the Assyr .

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