Lyrics to
Rivers Of Babylon

This version of Rivers Of Babylon was released by Boney M in 1978.

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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 lord’s song in a strange land

When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiering 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 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)

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Boney M has released many songs over the years besides Rivers Of Babylon. Boney M released songs from 1976 to 1985 spanning across albums like Take The Heat Off Me, Love For Sale, Nightflight To Venus, Oceans Of Fantasy, Boonoonoonoos, Christmas Album, Ten Thousand Lightyears, Kalimba De Luna, and Eye Dance. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Boney M.

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About Lyrics and Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M

The lyrics for Rivers Of Babylon are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1978 song by Boney M. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M in multiple 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 Boney M. 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 Boney M 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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