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The Melodians - "Rivers Of Babylon" (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Melodians
The Melodians
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Reyam
George Reyam
Songwriter
James McNaughton
James McNaughton
Songwriter
Brent Dowe
Brent Dowe
Songwriter
Frank Farian
Frank Farian
Songwriter
Joe Gibbs
Joe Gibbs
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Leslie Kong
Leslie Kong
Producer

Lyrics

By the rivers of Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he wept
When he remember Zion
'Cause di wicked carried us away captivity
Require from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
'Cause di wicked carried us away captivity
Require from us a song
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
(Sing it out loud!)
Sing a song of freedom, sister!
Sing a song of freedom, broth-brother!
We got to sing and shout it!
We got to jump and shout it! (Yes-yes)
Shout the song of freedom now (Wow-wow-wow!)
So, let the words of our mouth
And di meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight
Oh, 'Fari!
So, let the words of our mouth
And the meditation of our heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight
Oh, 'Fari! (Sing it out, wo-ho!)
We've got to sing it together (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
We've got to shout it together (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Oh-oh, na-na-na (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
By the rivers of Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he wept
When he remember Zion
'Cause di wicked carried us away captivity
Written by: Brent Dowe, Frank Farian, George Reyam, Trevor McNaughton

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