What is Rivers Of Babylon about? - The song is based on the biblical story of the Israelites being taken captive by Babylon. - The lyrics talk about how the Israelites wept when they thought about Zion, and how they are now forced to sing songs for their captors in a strange land. - The chorus asks for God's forgiveness, saying that their words So let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight Over I So let the words of our mouth And the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in Thy sight Over I Sing it again We've got to sing it together Everyone of us together By the rivers of Babylon So let the words of our mouth. And the meditation of our heart. Be acceptable in thy sight. Over I. By the rivers of Babylon. Where he sat down, And there he went, When he remembered Zion. Over the wicked carry us away. Taken from the 'Daniel O'Donnell Show' DVD, this is a live performance of the classic 'Rivers Of Babylon' By the rivers of Babylon. Where we sat down. There we wept. When we remembered Zion. (So let the wicked) carried us away in captivity. Requiring from us a song. Now how can we sing the Lord's song. In a strange land. (So let the wicked) carried us away in captivity. LIVaac7.

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