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 1970, they take Psalm 137 and turn it into a gorgeously slinky song, "Rivers of Babylon", interpolating a verse from another Old Testament Psalm, 19 ("Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart…"). The closing bars offer the singer a chance to emphasise the song's message: "Sing a song of freedom, brother!" 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 By the rivers of Babylon by Boney MBy the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sa Rivers of Babylon Lyrics by Boney M. from the The Classic 70s Collection [Sony] album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon, there w…. 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. .

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