'Rivers Of Babylon' lyrics by BONEY M
(as performed by J Cliff and the Melodians, 1972)

All 1-5-1 power chords (thickest 3 strings of barre chords)...

G                G
By the rivers of Babylon,        
G            G
where we sat down.
G            D
and there we were,
D                  G
when he remembered Zion.

G
CAUSE THE WICKED
G
Carried us away captivity,
  C                G        
required from us a song.
G                   G                [G]
How can we sing the Lord's song [King Alpha's song?]
G    D       G
in a strange land.

CAUSE THE WICKED
Carried us away captivity,
required from us a song.
How can we sing the Lord's song [King Alpha's song?]
in a strange land.

[like verse 1]                          (Sing it along!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (Sing a song of freedom brothers!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (Sing a song of freedom bright brothers!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (Na na na na na na na...)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa 
                                        (mm mm mm mm mm mm mm...)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (We gotta walk it and shout it!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (We gonna jump and shout it! yeah yeah yeah)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (oh oh, talk the spell of freedom, now)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (whoa o-whoa o-whoa!)

             G            D
(So let the) words of our mouth,
              G             D
(and the medi)tation of our heart,
       G               D                G
(be ac)ceptable in thy sight -- oh, for I

So let the words of our mouth,
and the meditation of our heart,
be acceptable in thy sight -- oh, for I

                                        (Sing it again!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (We got to sing it together!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (EVeryone of us - together!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (Na na na na na na na...)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (whoa o-whoa o-whoa!)
                                        
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 [instrumental]
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 

By the rivers of
Babylon,
where we sat down.
and there we were,
when he remembered Zion.

CAUSE THE WICKED
Carried us away captivity,
required from us a song.
How can we sing the Lord's song [King Alpha's song?]
in a strange land.

CAUSE THE WICKED
Carried us away captivity,
required from us a song.
How can we sing the Lord's song [King Alpha's song?]
in a strange land.

                                        (Sing it again!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (Sing a song of freedom brothers!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (Sing a song of freedom si-sisters! yeah!)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa                 (na na na na na na na...)
Ahahahahaahahahahaaaaaa