"Rivers of Babylon" is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19 and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down. Yeah, yeah, we wept, When we remembered Zion. Then the wicked Carried us away in captivity, Required from us a song. Now how shall we sing the Lord 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 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 Psalm 137. 1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept. when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars. we hung our harps, 3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!". 4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord. 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 wicked Carried us away in captivity Required from us a song Now how Rivers of Babylon Lyrics by Boney M. from the The Classic 70s Collection [Sony] album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down Yeah we wept, when we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon, there w…. QqMo.

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