Rivers of Babylon

By the rivers of Babylon

Where he sat down

And there he wept

When he remembered Zion

'Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity

Required from us a song

How can we sing King Alpha's song

In a strange land?

Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity

Required from us a song

How can we sing King Alpha's song

In a strange land?

Sing it out loud

Sing a song of freedom, sister (brother)

Sing a song of freedom, brother (sister)

We gotta sing and shout it!

We gotta jump and shout it!

Shout the song of freedom now, oh

So, let the words of our mouth

And the meditation of our heart

Be acceptable in Thy sight

Oh, Fari

So, let the words of our mouth

And the meditation of our heart

Be acceptable in Thy sight

Oh, Fari

Sing it again!

We've got to sing it together

Everyone (we've got to shout it together)

La la la la la, oh

By the rivers of Babylon

Where he sat down

And there he wept

When he remembered Zion

Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity

Required from us a song

How can we sing King Alpha's song

In a strange land?

Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity

Required from us a song

How can we sing King Alpha's song

In a strange land?

Sing it, sing it, sing it

See you got to sing it, brother

You got to sing it, sing sisters, yeah

• Artist:The Melodians
• Album:The Harder They Come OST (1972)