Here is a line I remember. "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes there we wept, when we remembered zion, oh how can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land".
2007-03-07 18:17:53 · 10 answers · asked by curious_inquisitor 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Boney M
By the rivers of babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered zion.
By the rivers of babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered zion.
When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the lords song in a strange land
When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiering of us a song
Now how shall we sing the lords song in a strange land
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations 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
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered zion.
By the rivers of babylon, there we sat down
Ye-eah 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)
Ye-eah we wept, (sing a song of love)
When we remember zion. (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
By the rivers of babylon (rough bits of babylon)
There we sat down (you hear the people cry)
Ye-eah we wept, (they need their God)
When we remember zion. (ooh, have the power
2007-03-07 18:22:26 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Boney M
And BTW that is from Psalm 137.
2007-03-07 18:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boney M is correct
Surely a quick search in Google would have given you this much quicker?
2007-03-07 18:29:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boney M
2007-03-07 18:22:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uhhh...that's from the Bible. Psalm 137.
But it was sung by the Melodians, led by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton.
Boney M did a cover of it, but it's the Melodians song.
2007-03-07 18:21:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
only one of the best groups to come out of the late 70's
BONEY M
2007-03-07 18:48:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one sang by Boney M. not sure of the year...
2007-03-07 18:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by GH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NILE Diamond
2007-03-07 18:27:51 · answer #8 · answered by Rich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovJo9WgEEg
Godless got it right. In fact, everyone got it right. Psalm 137
I Cr 13;8a
2007-03-07 18:26:26 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That has to be inspired
2007-03-07 18:31:29 · answer #10 · answered by chucky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋