Artist: Boney M.
Track: Rivers of Babylon
Lyrics
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
There 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?
There 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 mouth and the meditation of our heart
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
Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
Yeah, 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)
Yeah, we wept (sing a song of love)
When we remembered Zion (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
By the rivers of Babylon (rough bits of Babylon)
There we sat down (you hear the people cry)
Yeah, we wept (they need their God)
When we remembered Zion (ooh, have the power)
By the rivers of Babylon (oh yeah yeah), there we sat down (yeah, yeah)
Full Lyrics and Meaning
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Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon
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The European based (German) Jamaican born British singers who capitalized on the late 70’s disco craze.
The song, a rastafarian “spritual” using the plight of the Jews exiled to
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Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon (1999 Remix)
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By the rivers of Babylon / There we sat down / Yeah, yeah, we wept / When we remembered Zion / By the rivers of Babylon / There we sat down / Yeah, yeah, we wept / When we
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Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon Samples
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Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon (1988 Remix)
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By the rivers of Babylon / There we sat down / Yeah, we wept / When we remembered Zion / By the rivers of Babylon / There we sat down / Yeah, we wept / When we remembered Zion
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Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon - Single Version
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down / Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion / By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down / Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion / When the
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The Melodians – Rivers of Babylon
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“Rivers of Babylon” is a Rastafari song whose lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19 and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. The Melodians' version appeared on the soundtrack album
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Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon (1999 Club Mix)
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down / Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion / By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down / Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion / When the
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Boney M. – Rivers of Babylon Samples
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Boney M. – Rivers Of Babylon (Club Mix)
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down / Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion / By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down / Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion / When the
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Boney M. – Mega Mix: Rivers of Babylon/Sunny/Daddy Cool/Ma Baker/Rasputin
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By the rivers of Babylon / There we sat down / Yeah, we wept / When we remembered Zion / By the rivers of Babylon / There we sat down / Yeah, we wept / When we remembered Zion
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Boney M. – Mega Mix: Rivers of Babylon/Sunny/Daddy Cool/Ma Baker/Rasputin Samples
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Frank Farian (Ft. Boney M., No Mercy & Yanina Onyewenjo) – Cherish (The Life)/Rivers of Babylon (Mashup Mix)
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[Lyrics TBA]
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The Melodians – Rivers of Babylon Samples
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Boney M. – Megamix (Edited Version)
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[Intro] / By the rivers of Babylon / Oh, oh, those Russians / [Verse 1 "Rivers of Babylon"] / By the rivers of Babylon / There we sat down / Yeah, we wept / When we remembered Zion
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Black Lace – Brown Girl in the Ring/Rivers of Babylon/Hooray Hooray It's a Holi-Holiday
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Brown girl in the ring / Tra la la la la / There's a brown girl in the ring / Tra la la la la la / Brown girl in the ring / Tra la la la la / She looks like a sugar in a plum
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Boney M. – Rasputin Samples
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Boney M. – Megamix (Extended Version 2006)
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[Intro] / Freeze I'm Ma Baker, put your hands in the air! / What about Daddy Cool? / Daddy Cool Co-cool / [Verse 1 "Daddy Cool"] / She's crazy like a fool / What about Daddy Cool
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Steve Earle (Ft. Emmylou Harris) – Rivers of Babylon
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[Chorus] / By the rivers of Babylon / Where he sat down / And there he wept / When he remember Zion / [Verse] / Carry us away captivity / Require from us a song / How can we sing
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The Melodians – Rivers of Babylon Covers
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Boney M. – Daddy Cool Samples
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Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon Lyrics
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Boney M "Rivers Of Babylon": By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion By the rivers o...
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