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 wicked carried us away Captivity Required of us a song How, how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land When the wicked carried us away Captivity Required of us a song How, how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land So let the words of my mouth And the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight Oh Lord So let the words of my mouth And the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight Oh Lord 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 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