RIVERS OF BABYLON
FemaleJewishBlogger on May 9th, 2007
RIVERS OF BABYLON
by The Melodians
(B. Dowe – F. McHaughton, adapted from Psalm 137:1)
By the rivers of Babylon
Where we sat down
And there we wept
When we remembered Zion
But the wicked carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
How can we sing King Alfa song
In a strange land
Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
How can we sing King Alfa song
In a strange land
Sing it out loud
Sing a song of freedom sister
Sing a song of freedom brother
We gotta sing and shout it
We gotta talk and shout it
Shout the song of freedom now
So let the words of our mouth
And the meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight
Over I
So let the words of our mouth
And the meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight
Over I
Sing it again
We’ve got to sing it together
Everyone of us together
By the rivers of Babylon…
(Original lyrics from the 1972 album sleeve of “The Harder They Come” o.s.t. ) by Don Julian
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