Lyrics

By the Rivers of Babylon

By the rivers of babylon
There sat I down
Remembering a time
When I was free
There were tears on my cheeks
But you wiped them away
And you told me that you’d be back for me

Chorus
If I don’t remember you
If I don’t see your face
If I forget the way
Know that I’m tryin to escape

Now we’re trapped here
In this strange place
And they that hold us here
Require of us a song
But we hung our voices from the trees
Cause we could not find the joy to sing

Chorus

Its been so long
Since last was I there
Maybe I have grown some
And maybe time has come
For me to leave
Well I’m hopin so
Cause I miss my home

Chorus

I can see it now
See it from where I sit
By the rivers of babylon
By the rivers of babylon
Trying to get free
By the rivers of babylon
Trying to get free…