By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down
Yeah we wept when we remember 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
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

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion
By the rivers of Babylon there we sat down
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion