By the rivers of Babylon

Where we sat down

And there we wept

When we remembered Zion

But the wicked carried us away

In captivity

Required 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 heart

Be acceptable in Thy sight

Oh verai

But the wicked carried us

Away in captivity

Required from us a song

How can we sing King Alpha's song

In a strange land

From the wicked carried us

Away in captivity

Required from us a song

How can we sing King Alpha's song

In a strange land

By the rivers of Babylon

Where we sat down

And there we wept

When we remembered Zion

But the wicked carried us away

In captivity

Required from us a song

How can we sing King Alpha's song

In a strange land