C
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
G C
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
C
Carried us away in captivity
F C
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the lord's song
G C
in a strange land
When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiering of us a song
Now how shall we sing
the lord's song in a strange land
C G
Let the words of our mouth
C G
and the meditations of our heart
C G C
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
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah 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)
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 the power)