Lyrics to
Rivers Of Babylon

This version of Rivers Of Babylon was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1976.

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By the rivers of Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he went
When he remembered Zion
For the wicked carry us away
Captivity require from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha’s song in a strange land
So let the words of our mouth
And the meditations of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight
Over I

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Linda Ronstadt has released many songs over the years besides Rivers Of Babylon. Linda Ronstadt released songs from 1969 to 2004 spanning across albums like Hand Sown... Home Grown, Silk Purse, Linda Ronstadt, Don't Cry Now, Heart Like A Wheel, Prisoner In Disguise, Hasten Down The Wind, Simple Dreams, Living In The USA, Mad Love, Get Closer, What's New, Lush Life, For Sentimental Reasons, Canciones De Mi Padre, Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind, Mas Canciones, Frenesi, Winter Light, Feels Like Home, Dedicated To The One I Love, We Ran, and Hummin' To Myself. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Linda Ronstadt.

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About Lyrics and Rivers Of Babylon by Linda Ronstadt

The lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Linda Ronstadt in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Linda Ronstadt and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Rivers Of Babylon back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon by Linda Ronstadt in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon" means the words set to the music of Rivers Of Babylon, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Linda Ronstadt. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Rivers Of Babylon and the lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Linda Ronstadt who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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