By the rivers of Babylon, Where we sat down Where we wept, When we remembered Zion But the wicked Carried us away captivity Requiring of us a song But how can we sing king of a song In a strange land? But the wicked Carried us away captivity Requiring of us a song But how can we sing king of a song In a strange land? Aaaa Aaaa Aaaa Aaaaa So let the words Of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in thy sight Of our rights So let the words Of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in thy sight Of our rights Aaaa Aaaa Aaaa Aaaaa By the rivers of Babylon, Where we sat down Where we wept, When we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon, Where we sat down Where we wept, When we remembered Zion